WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark men's basketball team (4-0) completed its three game homestand and extended its winning streak to four as they posted an 83-77 victory over NEC (1-4) on Wednesday night from the Kneller Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• Graduate student Tyler Davern opened the game with a pair of made triples and Saintilus connected on a pair of layups to give Clark an early 10-4 lead before the Pilgrims came back to tie the game at 12-12 with 13:48 to go in the first half.
• After falling behind 19-14, Davern made a pair of free throws and first-year Isaiah Taylor found senior Zackary Mittelstadt off an inbounds pass for three to tie the game at 19-19 before Davern converted an and-one to go up 24-20 with 6:06 left in the first.
• With the game tied 24-24, graduate student Biko Gayman netted two points and sophomore Jordan Richard sparked the team with a pair of made triples as Clark took a 34-32 lead into the half.
• Taylor opened the second half with a pair of made threes and two free throws to help Clark start the second on a 10-0 run to take a 44-32 lead and a Gayman jumper from Davern put the Cougars up 50-38 with 16:50 to go.
• Saintilus then converted an and-one layup and another contested layup with 13:54 left to go up 57-46 before Davern scored the teams next four points to take a 61-50 lead with 12:26 left in the second half.
• Sophomore Kolby Randolph then came in and provided a spark off the bench with a pair of layups to give the Cougars a 69-55 advantage with 9:30 remaining before a layup from graduate student Matthew Waggett extended the lead to 16.
• Another Gayman jumper helped Clark hold a 76-63 lead with 6:20 to go before NEC scored the next seven points, but Gayman ended the run with a triple from the corner off a pass from Taylor to go up 79-70 with 3:37 remaining.
• After NEC came back to within two at 79-77 with 1:35 to go, Gayman missed a three-pointer, but Saintilus came up with a massive offensive rebound and made the layup to push the lead back to four at 81-77 with 0:31 to go and a pair of Davern free throws iced the game as Clark won 83-77.

Inside the Box Score

• Davern led the team with 23 points and 12 rebounds, which was his first double-double of the season.
• Saintilus added 15 points on 5-11 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
• Taylor netted 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished out seven assists.
• Gayman also reached double digits with 11 points and recorded four steals.
• Clark grabbed 47 rebounds, shot 78.6 percent from the line, dished out 17 assists, and recorded 13 steals.

What's Next

Clark will return to action on Saturday when they travel to John Jay for a non-conference matchup beginning at 2:00 p.m.