The Bard College men's basketball team was defeated by the Clarkson Golden Knights on Friday evening, 67-98.
Sam Gibbs had a career-high 19 points, hitting a career-best 4-of-9 from deep and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. He added a career-high three assists and two steals.
Lucas Tovar joined him in double figures with 13 points, three assists, two rebounds, and a steal.
Angelos Bratakos contributed eight points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Azikiwe Cuffy-Scott had seven points, five rebounds, and two steals.
Bryce Sampah was the leading bench scorer, with eight on 4-of-5 from the field to go with five rebounds and an assist.
Klaudius Skehel tallied four points, three assists, and a rebound.
Also making an impact was
Seth Dyer with two steals, two points, and a rebound.
Luke Ravitz added two points, while
Sebastian Matz chipped in three.
Konstantinos Korfiatis had two assists, a steal, a block, and a point.
Clarkson went off for 45 points in the first half. It shot 9-of-18 from three to Bard's 3-of-11. The Golden Knights also scored 19 points off turnovers, while the Raptors had six. The edge in points in the paint went to Bard, which had a 14-10 advantage. Early on, the Raptors were able to gain an 8-5 lead, and half of their points came from Sampah. From the 16-minute mark to the 8:04 mark, Clarkson went on a 21-7 run which was the major difference in the frame. Ten of the Golden Knights' 11 field goal attempts were from three, and all 21 points came from either beyond the arc or at the free throw line. The teams played fairly evenly throughout the rest of the period, as Clarkson had a slight edge in scoring 19-14, allowing it to lead by 16 heading into halftime, 45-29.
The game started to get away from Bard in the first 3:13, as Clarkson had a 10-0 run to make it 56-31. Two Gibbs threes in quick succession cut it to 19. With 13:09 remaining, the Golden Knights pulled away with an 11-3 run. Tovar answered shortly after with a three of his own, sparking a 13-5 Bard run in which Tovar scored seven. After that, a 12-1 Clarkson run cemented the win.
The Raptors face St. Lawrence tomorrow at 4 p.m.
