Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – A 40-26 second-half advantage pushed the Clarkson University men to a 73-60 Liberty League win over Skidmore College Saturday at the Sports and Recreation Center. 

Clarkson is 1-1 in conference play and 10-3 overall.  The Thoroughbreds fall to 5-9 and 0-3 in league play. 

Skidmore held a 34-33 lead at the half before the Golden Knights pulled away in the second.  A lay-up by sophomore Rey Jefferson (Budd Lake, N.Y.) broke a 46-46 tie with 10:59 left to play.  The visitors held the lead the rest of the way.

Clarkson held a 38-24 rebounding edge and was helped by 36 points off of the bench.

Skidmore shot a solid 21-24 (87.5 %) from the free-throw line and forced 19 Golden Knight turnovers in the contest.

Thoroughbred freshman Gerard O'Shea (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Averill Park) scored a game-high 16 and fellow rookie Melvis Langyintuo (Tamale, Ghana) added 11 points and nine rebounds.

Junior Brandon Linton (Queens, N.Y.) led five Golden Knights in double figures with 14 points, while tallying nine assists.  Juniors Keith Murray (Queens, N.Y.) and Elson Pickering (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each finished with 13 points.

Skidmore travels to Hobart College on Jan. 23 for an 8 p.m. tip-off.

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Newspaper Box Score
Clarkson vs Skidmore College
1/17/09 4 pm at Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
CLARKSON 73, SKIDMORE COLLEGE 60
CLARKSON (10-3, 1-1 Libery)
Brandon Linton 4-10 6-6 14; Keith Murray 5-7 0-0 13; Elson Pickering 5-7 2-2
13; Felix Llanos 4-7 0-0 10; George Koduah 4-6 2-2 10; Rey Jefferson 3-6 1-1
8; Jonathan Hood 0-2 3-6 3; Shawn Lasalita 0-0 2-2 2; Dan Bisaccio 0-0 0-0
0; Nik Marquis 0-1 0-0 0; Tyler Barron 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Smith 0-3 0-0 0;
Brian Salanger 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 16-19 73.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (5-9, 0-3 Liberty)
Gerard O'Shea 4-11 5-6 16; Melvis Langyintuo 3-7 3-3 11; Jeff Altimar 2-7
4-4 9; Kyle Clark 3-7 2-2 8; Jon Douglas 2-5 2-2 7; Terron Victoria 2-6 1-1
5; Bobby Langford 0-1 2-4 2; Brian Lowry 0-1 2-2 2; Dylan Malloy 0-0 0-0 0;
Jake Shechtman 0-1 0-0 0; Sam Cohen-Devries 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-47 21-24
60.
Clarkson......................   33   40  -   73
Skidmore College..............   34   26  -   60
3-point goals--Clarkson 7-20 (Keith Murray 3-4; Felix Llanos 2-4; Elson
Pickering 1-2; Rey Jefferson 1-4; Nik Marquis 0-1; Brian Salanger 0-3;
Jonathan Hood 0-1; Brandon Linton 0-1), Skidmore College 7-18 (Gerard O'Shea
3-6; Melvis Langyintuo 2-3; Jeff Altimar 1-4; Jon Douglas 1-4; Kyle Clark
0-1). Fouled out--Clarkson-Brian Salanger, Skidmore College-Bobby Langford.
Rebounds--Clarkson 38 (George Koduah 9), Skidmore College 24 (Melvis
Langyintuo 9). Assists--Clarkson 14 (Brandon Linton 9), Skidmore College 11
(Gerard O'Shea 3). Total fouls--Clarkson 20, Skidmore College 15. Technical
fouls--Clarkson-None, Skidmore College-None. A-200