Box Score

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - The Skidmore College men's basketball team picked up a 60-46 win over Vassar, Saturday afternoon at the Athletics & Fitness Center.

The Thoroughbreds improved to 14-9 overall and 8-4 in the Liberty League.  The Brewers fall to 3-19 and 1-10, having now lost 10 straight games.

After a slow start which saw both teams struggling to score, Vassar tied the game at 3-3 with a layup by freshman guard Sam Rappaport with 16:11 remaining for the game's only tie. Skidmore answered with a nearly 7-minute, 14-0 run to take control, and the Brewers never came any closer than 10 points throughout the rest of the game.

Skidmore managed to pull away on the strength of its shooting and defensive presence, scoring 25 points off turnovers to Vassar's 11. Skidmore shot 39.6 percent from the field for the game, while Vassar—constantly forced to take long jumpers due to Skidmore's strong presence in the paint— shot only 26.2 percent. Skidmore also got a big lift from its three-point attack, hitting eight treys against only two by Vassar.

Skidmore senior guard Jeff Altimar led all scorers with 25 points. Junior guard Terron Victoria posted two game highs with eight boards and five assists. Junior forward Kyle Clark added a game high four blocks.