SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's basketball team overcame a 13-point first-half deficit to tie the game in the second half, but visiting Bard was able to get out with a 75-61 win thanks to eight second-half 3-pointers and 13 for the game.

• Lazaros Panagiotounis drained six out of Bard's eight bombs in the second half and finished with 29 points, 24 of which came in the second half, to lead the way for the Raptors. He also added nine rebounds and three assists to his line.
• Bard was able to come up with an answer each time Skidmore got close. The Thoroughbreds tied it at 39 on a Dillon McCafferty jumper with 17:20 remaining and later pulled it to within one on a pair of occasions (42-41, 44-43). The Raptors scored on their next trip each time.
• Skidmore missed on seven consecutive field goals and nine out of 10 as Panagiotounis and company propelled Bard to a lead as high as 16.
• Aidan Roy led Skidmore with 15 points with two assists and a steal.
• Ian Bentley scored 12 and had seven rebounds, two steals, and a block.
• Joey Skoric had nine points and led Skidmore with nine rebounds and two blocks. He also had two steals.
• McCafferty finished with eight points, two assists, two rebounds, and two steals.
• Skidmore turned the ball over just four times while turning 16 Bard turnovers into 17 points.
• Skidmore also finished with a 24-16 edge in points in the paint.
• Bard boasted a 41.9 percent (13-of-31) clip from beyond the arc and shot 43.1 percent overall.
• Skidmore finished at 35.9 percent from the field and got 6-of-26 (23.1 percent) 3-point shots to go down.
• Bard improves to 12-7 and events up its league record at 7-7. The Raptors are in a mix of six teams separated by one game with two weeks left in the regular season. When play starts next weekend, Bard will be tied for fourth with either Ithaca or RIT.
• Skidmore is 4-16 overall and 2-12 in the Liberty League.
• From head coach Joe Burke: "I thought we competed tonight but it just wasn't enough from an execution standpoint. Bard has a veteran group and when we made runs to their credit they answered. We will get back to work this week, this is process and it's a painful one at times but it will be worth it." 

NEXT UP: Skidmore will host Hobart for the Big Green Scream next Friday, Feb. 9 with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. The home schedule concludes Saturday at 4 p.m. against RIT.