SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After 40 minutes of back and forth battling, the Skidmore College men's basketball team fell 82-79 to Vermont Tech Saturday afternoon at the Williamson Center.
 
The Thoroughbreds drop to 3-7 while the Knights improve to 10-6.
 
Ty Lamport scored a season high 22 points to lead Skidmore. Lamport was a key player for Skidmore throughout the game as he contributed an additional eight rebounds and two key blocks. Tautvydas Kupstas was also a crucial factor in keeping the game close with 12 points. Greg Skoric led Skidmore in the paint with 11 rebounds.
 
The Knights had five players score double-digits against the Thoroughbreds. Jeremiah Shaw led the way with 25 points. Drake Perry earned himself a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The game went back and forth for the full 40 minutes, as neither team led by more than five points. After shooting for 53.8% from the three-point line, the Thoroughbreds went into the half leading 42-40.
 
The teams were tied 79-79 with 2:48 left in the second half when Lamport pulled down a rebound off a missed jumper by Vermont Tech, which was quickly stolen back by the Knights. A technical foul was called on Skidmore after the steal which resulted in the Knights gaining a narrow 80-79 lead. A quick jumper put the Knights up 82-79. Skidmore had a last second three point opportunity to tie the game which bounced off the front of the rim as the Knights secured the 82-79 victory.
 
"We need to be better plain and simple," said Skidmore coach Joe Burke. "Coaches, players everyone needs to be better. We did not play well following exams and we did not play well coming out of the break.

"This is not to take anything away from Vermont Tech, they have some talented players and deserved to win. We have to lock in on league play and I need to figure out who is going to bring it every time we play. Right now we don't have a whole lot we can count on."
 
The Thoroughbreds travel out to Ithaca College on Jan 10 to face their Liberty League rival at 7:30 p.m.