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Riley Greene
Matt Milless
Riley Greene had 10 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds.
89
Winner Skidmore SKIDMORE 4-3,2-1 Liberty
82
St. Lawrence SLU 4-2,1-1 Liberty
Winner
Skidmore SKIDMORE
4-3,2-1 Liberty
89
Final
82
St. Lawrence SLU
4-2,1-1 Liberty
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Skidmore SKIDMORE 40 49 89
St. Lawrence SLU 35 47 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Skidmore wins 89-82 at St. Lawrence for North Country sweep

CANTON, N.Y. - The Skidmore College men's basketball team used four players in double figures to defeat St. Lawrence on Saturday, 89-82. Skidmore's weekend road sweep moves it up to 2-1 in the Liberty League and 4-3 overall. Meanwhile, the Saints drop to 4-2 and 1-1 in the league.
  • Riley Greene and Joey Skoric both had double-doubles. Greene scored 10 and registered 11 assists. He also had eight rebounds.
  • In his first-career start, Skoric dropped 14 points and had 11 rebounds, including a team-high five offensive boards.
  • Tautvydas Kupstas led the Thoroughbreds offensively with 31 points. He shot 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) from long range and went a perfect 9-for-9 on free throws.
  • Mark Engel scored 20 points off the bench for Skidmore.
  • Skidmore closed the first half on a 10-1 run to take a five-point lead, 40-35, into the break.
  • Skidmore led by 15, its largest of the contest, with 6:51 left when Engel drilled on of his four made 3-pointers.
  • SLU chipped away until a Trey Syroka triple brought the hosts to within six with just over a minute left. Then, with 29 seconds remaining, Aidan Macaulay hit on a 3-ball to make it a three-point game, 85-82.
  • Skidmore made four free throws and St. Lawrence missed each of their final three field-goal attempts to close it out.
  • Both teams shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc. Skidmore was 12-of-27 (44.4 percent) as a team, while the Saints finished at 9-of-21 (42.9 percent).
  • St. Lawrence also had four players score in double figures, led by Macaulay with 17.
  • Skidmore will host nationally 13th-ranked Middlebury on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Coach Joe Burke: "Great effort and weekend for our guys. This is a tough round trip and to come up here undermanned and perform like we did is a testament to what this team can be. We weren't perfect but we were gritty and different guys stepped up each night. We threw some guys in the fire and they responded which is huge for this season going forward." 
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