Skidmore/Bard Box Score
Utica/Thomas Box Score
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- The Skidmore College men's basketball team ran past Bard College, 87-48, Saturday in the first round of the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational at Williamson Sports Center. The Thoroughbreds move into Sunday's 3 p.m. championship game against Utica College, a 94-90 winner in OT over Thomas College. Thomas and Bard will play at 1 p.m.
Skidmore is 4-1, while Bard falls to 0-7.
The Thoroughbreds led from start to finish, getting all 14 dressed players in action. Skidmore built a 44-17 lead and extended the lead by as many as 40 in the second half.
Jeff Altimar led five Thoroughbreds in double figures with 15 points and four assists in 22 minutes.
Terron Victoria had 12 points, four assists, and two steals and
Kyle Clark dropped 11 points.
Brian Lowry and
Melvis Langyintuo both scored in double figures with 13 and 10 respectively.
Gerard O'Shea contributed five steals and three assists.
Skidmore's bench outscored Bard 45-10 and the Thoroughbreds scored 31 points off 22 Bard Raptor turnovers.
Matt Shubert was Bard's top scorer with 15 points, while Christian Marghella scored 10.
“We constantly are talking about improving on the defensive of end,” said Skidmore coach
Joe Burke. “I thought we took a few steps forward with that tonight.
“Offensively I thought we did a good job sharing the ball. We looked for each other and as a result we took some good shots. We have to regroup quickly and get ready for tomorrow. Bard played 5 guards at times today and tomorrow will be a completely different story. Utica will put tremendous size on the court. It will be a very big challenge for us.”
In the second game, Thomas (1-4) came from 17-points down with 4:36 to play to force overtime. Trailing 73-56, the Terriers outscored Utica (4-1) 30-13 over the rest of the way to send the game into an extra period. Franklin Salvador had the biggest shots for Thomas, hitting a late three to keep it close and another at the buzzer to tie it.
The Pioneers scored the first four points of the overtime and held Thomas off for the 94-90 win.
Utica's James Patterson hit 21 of 24 free throws, including six of six in the overtime and 17 of 19 total in the second half. Patterson finished with 27 points, four steals and four assists. Jeff Ward had a double/double for the Pioneers with 13 points and 14 rebounds,
Jarrad DeVaughn and Stanley Greene Jr. had 18 each for Thomas. Isiah Brathwaite added 17.
The teams combined for 60 fouls and 85 free throw attempts. Utica hit 40 of 56 from the line, while Thomas was 25 of 29. The Terriers had four players foul out.
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Newspaper Box Score
Bard vs Skidmore College
12/04/10 4pm at Willamson Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Willamson Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
SKIDMORE COLLEGE 87, BARD 48
BARD (0-7)
Matt Shubert 3-9 6-6 15; Christian Marghella 2-10 6-6 10; Jeremy Arnstein
2-7 2-2 8; Yonah Greenstein 2-6 0-0 5; Ben Kane 2-3 0-0 5; Lamar Powell 1-4
3-5 5; Awet Woldesselassie 0-0 0-0 0; Alvaro Llanes 0-0 0-0 0; Frank
Stortini 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 12-43 17-19 48.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (4-1)
Jeff Altimar 5-8 0-0 15;
Brian Lowry 4-6 2-2 13;
Terron Victoria 4-8 2-3 12;
Kyle Clark 3-7 4-4 11;
Melvis Langyintuo 4-9 0-0 10;
John Mantas 3-5 0-0 6;
Eli Johnston 2-2 0-1 5;
Brian Moore 2-5 0-0 5;
Gerard O'Shea 2-4 0-0 4;
Raoul Oloa 0-1 2-4 2;
Dylan Malloy 1-1 0-3 2;
Perun Kovacevic 0-2 2-2 2;
Sakhile Sithole 0-1 0-0 0;
Quenten Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 12-19 87.
Bard.......................... 17 31 - 48
Skidmore College.............. 44 43 - 87
3-point goals--Bard 7-26 (Matt Shubert 3-8; Jeremy Arnstein 2-5; Yonah
Greenstein 1-4; Ben Kane 1-2; Frank Stortini 0-2; Christian Marghella 0-5),
Skidmore College 15-34 (
Jeff Altimar 5-8;
Brian Lowry 3-5;
Melvis Langyintuo
2-5;
Terron Victoria 2-4;
Kyle Clark 1-2;
Brian Moore 1-3;
Eli Johnston 1-1;
Sakhile Sithole 0-1;
Perun Kovacevic 0-1;
Raoul Oloa 0-1;
Gerard O'Shea 0-1;
John Mantas 0-2). Fouled out--Bard-Frank Stortini, Skidmore College-None.
Rebounds--Bard 25 (Frank Stortini 6), Skidmore College 40 (
Terron Victoria
5;
Jeff Altimar 5). Assists--Bard 8 (Frank Stortini 3), Skidmore College 23
(
Jeff Altimar 4;
Terron Victoria 4;
Dylan Malloy 4). Total fouls--Bard 15,
Skidmore College 19. Technical fouls--Bard-None, Skidmore College-None.
A-245
Skidmore advances to the Hilton Garden Inn Championship game, Sunday at 3pm
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Newspaper Box Score
UTICA vs Thomas
12/04/10 6 pm at Williamson Center
At Williamson Center
UTICA 94, THOMAS 90
UTICA (4-1)
James Patterson 3-9 21-24 27; Jeff Ward 5-8 3-5 13; Alex Meyer 4-6 1-3 11;
Will Abrams 4-7 1-3 10; Kevin Johnson 0-5 10-12 10; Almir Gredelj 3-4 2-4 8;
Marion Lewis 3-7 0-2 6; George Schultz 2-5 0-0 5; Robert Whyte 1-3 2-3 4;
Jean Baptiste 0-0 0-0 0; Marlon Davidson 0-0 0-0 0; Anthony Lacativa 0-0 0-0
0; Jevin McClendon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 40-56 94.
THOMAS (1-4)
Stanley Grenne Jr. 4-9 8-8 18; Jarrad DeVaughn 8-14 1-3 18; Isiah Brathwaite
4-9 8-8 17; Francisco Alicea 5-9 3-3 13; Franklin Salvador 3-13 0-0 9;
Travis Dorsey 2-5 0-0 4; Marquis Pollard 0-0 2-2 2; Garen Manzo 1-2 0-0 2;
Jordan Hoyt 1-2 0-0 2; Antonio Juco 1-2 0-0 2; Andrew Duncanson 0-8 2-2 2;
Rob Nutter 0-1 1-2 1; Ryan Newton 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 29-76 25-29 90.
UTICA......................... 39 47 8 - 94
Thomas........................ 36 50 4 - 90
3-point goals--UTICA 4-12 (Alex Meyer 2-3; Will Abrams 1-3; George Schultz
1-1; Kevin Johnson 0-2; James Patterson 0-3), Thomas 7-28 (Franklin Salvador
3-11; Stanley Grenne Jr. 2-3; Jarrad DeVaughn 1-3; Isiah Brathwaite 1-5;
Garen Manzo 0-1; Andrew Duncanson 0-1; Ryan Newton 0-2; Travis Dorsey 0-1;
Francisco Alicea 0-1). Fouled out--UTICA-Will Abrams, Thomas-Ryan Newton;
Francisco Alicea; Travis Dorsey; Stanley Grenne Jr.. Rebounds--UTICA 53
(Jeff Ward 14), Thomas 34 (Isiah Brathwaite 6). Assists--UTICA 13 (James
Patterson 4; Kevin Johnson 4), Thomas 14 (Isiah Brathwaite 4; Andrew
Duncanson 4). Total fouls--UTICA 23, Thomas 37. Technical fouls--UTICA-None,
Thomas-None. A-75
Skidmore College Hilton Garden Invitational. Utica will play Skidmore in
Sunday's final at 3 p.m.
