Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.—  Skidmore's bench accounted for 70 points in a 105-54 men's basketball win over Paul Smith College Tuesday at the Sports and Recreation Center.

The Thoroughbreds enter the winter break with three straight wins and a 5-3 record.  The Bobcats fall to 1-8.

Skidmore opened the game with a 10-0 run and never looked back, extending the lead to 50-27 at the half.

It was more of the same in the second half, with the Thoroughbreds outscoring the Bobcats 31-13 over the first eight minutes for an 81-40 advantage.

Five Skidmore players were in double figures,  with every player dressed getting into the point column.  Freshman Melvis Langyintuo (Tamale, Ghana) scored 11 points off the bench to lead the Thoroughbreds.  Freshmen Terron Victoria (Albany, N.Y./Bishop Maginn) and Gerard O'Shea (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Averill Park)  each scored 10 points and had four assists. Freshmen Kyle Clark (New York, N.Y.) and John Mantas (Niskayuna, N.Y./CBA) each scored10 points off the bench with Clark contributing five blocks, three assists, and two steals.  

Senior Sam Cohen-Devries (New York, N.Y.) pulled-down a team-high 10 rebounds and had five assists and four steals.

Paul Smith's got 13 points from Tim Riel (Epsom, N.H.) and 11 points and seven rebounds from Evan Crisafulli (Albany, N.Y.).

The Thoroughbreds had a 57-39 rebound advantage and scored 22 points off offensive rebounds.

Skidmore is off until Jan. 2 when the Thoroughbreds face Connecticut College in the first round of the Washington and Lee Invitational Tournament.

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Newspaper Box Score
Paul Smith College vs Skidmore College
12/09/08 7 p.m. at Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
SKIDMORE COLLEGE 105, PAUL SMITH COLLEGE 54
PAUL SMITH COLLEGE (1-8)
Tim Riel 5-15 1-2 13; Evan Crisafulli 5-12 1-1 11; Kris Klinkbeil 2-4 4-5 9;
Kingsley Ukwubiwe 2-10 4-6 8; Jeff Moore 3-10 2-4 8; Joseph Collura 2-14 0-0
5; Evan Lockwood 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-66 12-18 54.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (5-3)
Melvis Langyintuo 4-9 1-2 11; Kyle Clark 5-9 0-0 10; Gerard O'Shea 4-8 0-0
10; John Mantas 4-7 1-2 10; Terron Victoria 3-5 4-4 10; Matt Belsito 3-4 2-3
9; Jon Douglas 3-5 0-0 9; Jake Shechtman 4-6 0-0 9; Ivan Paladin 4-8 0-0 9;
Raoul Oloa 2-5 1-2 6; Dylan Malloy 2-4 0-2 5; Sam Cohen-Devries 2-4 0-0 4;
Jeff Altimar 0-4 2-2 2; Brian Lowry 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 40-81 12-19 105.
Paul Smith College............   27   27  -   54
Skidmore College..............   50   55  -  105
3-point goals--Paul Smith College 4-20 (Tim Riel 2-5; Kris Klinkbeil 1-2;
Joseph Collura 1-10; Kingsley Ukwubiwe 0-3), Skidmore College 13-36 (Jon
Douglas 3-5; Melvis Langyintuo 2-2; Gerard O'Shea 2-5; Ivan Paladin 1-1;
Matt Belsito 1-2; Jake Shechtman 1-2; Raoul Oloa 1-3; Dylan Malloy 1-3; John
Mantas 1-4; Brian Lowry 0-1; Jeff Altimar 0-4; Sam Cohen-Devries 0-2; Terron
Victoria 0-1; Kyle Clark 0-1). Fouled out--Paul Smith College-None, Skidmore
College-None. Rebounds--Paul Smith College 39 (Kingsley Ukwubiwe 11),
Skidmore College 57 (Sam Cohen-Devries 10). Assists--Paul Smith College 9
(Tim Riel 3; Joseph Collura 3), Skidmore College 29 (Sam Cohen-Devries 5).
Total fouls--Paul Smith College 15, Skidmore College 14. Technical
fouls--Paul Smith College-None, Skidmore College-None. A-125