WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark men's basketball team (9-0) pushed their winning streak to nine games with a come from behind 74-70 win over Connecticut College (2-4) on Saturday from the Charles B. Luce Fieldhouse.

The nine game winning streak is the programs longest since 2000-01 when they won 11 straight and the best start since 1985-86 when they won 13 straight to start the year.

How it Happened

• Connecticut College took an early 15-12 lead despite five points from both first-year Isaiah Taylor and graduate student Tyler Davern and a three-pointer from senior Zackary Mittelstadt and Clark then got layups from first-year Kyle Jackson and graduate student Matthew Waggett and a three from sophomore Mikey O'Brien to take a 19-17 advantage with 7:23 to go in the first half.
• Senior Gralen Vereen hit a three and Davern made three layups to close out the first half as the Camels led 31-28 at the break.
• Sophomore Bruce Saintilus connected on a triple and a Vereen layup helped the Cougars pull within two and another Saintilus three kept the deficit at two in a 44-42 game with 13:26 to go.
• Jackson gave Clark a lead with a three, but Conn College pushed the lead to seven before Taylor scored the Cougars next seven points and two Davern free throws tied the game at 54-54 with 6:58 remaining.
• With 5:13 remaining, Gayman connected on a three from Davern to tie the contest at 61-61 after the teams traded buckets before Taylor and Davern made layups to take a 65-61 lead with 4:04 to go.
• After the Camels pulled within one, Taylor buried a three and a jumper with 1:35 remaining to go up 70-64 and Taylor made free throws with 0:31 left to take a 72-67 lead.
• The Camels made a three with 0:16 to go and Taylor went 1-2 from the line and Clark's defense forced a turnover and a Gayman free throw pushed the Cougars to a 74-70 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Taylor led the team with 22 points and made seven free throws.
• Davern added 18 points and grabbed four rebounds.
• Saitilus also reached double-figures with 10 points.
• Clark grabbed 28 rebounds, shot 42.6 percent from the floor, made 10 threes, dished out 12 assists, and recorded 11 steals, while forcing 20 turnovers.

What's Next

The Cougars will return to action on Wednesday, December 29 when they welcome Gordon to the Kneller for a matchup beginning at 3:00 p.m.