WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark men's basketball team (8-1) played their final game before the holiday break and came away with a convincing 92-59 victory over John Jay (1-9) on Saturday afternoon from the Kneller Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• Clark jumped out to an early 13-3 lead with 15:40 remaining in the first half as junior Mikey O'Brien scored seven with a made three-pointer and a pair of layups and fellow junior Bruce Saitnilus added the other six points.
• Sophomore Kekoa McArdle then scored four of the Cougars next six points, including a made layup off a feed from junior Jordan Richard and a three-pointer from first-year Reid Neumann gave the Cougars a 22-8 advantage.
• Graduate student Joel Arteaga and sophomore Isaiah Taylor each hit three-pointers over a two-minute stretch and a made layup by Saintilus pushed the lead to 30-14 with 7:22 remaining in the first half.
• After the Bloodhounds scored the next nine points of the game, Taylor connected on a triple to end the run and helped spark a 7-0 run that was capped off with a Saintilus layup to give Clark a 37-21 lead.
• Neumann and Saintilus scored the final four points of the half for the scarlet and white as Clark led 41-26 at the break.
• Saintilus hit a pair of three-pointers right out of the half, including a converted four-point play and a made three from O'Brien gave the Cougars a 51-32 lead.
• Richard then hit a pair of three-pointers and made a layup off a feed from O'Brien to spark a 7-2 run and an and-one layup from O'Brien extended the advantage to 62-37 with 14:42 remaining.
• Neumann and Taylor each hit a three-pointer over the next two minutes and a made layup from McArdle kept the lead at 25 and another Richard three with 8:11 to go gave Clark a 76-50 edge.
• Richard's fourth three-pointer of the afternoon made it a 29 point game with 6:13 to go and down the stretch, Clark got three points from senior Charlie Trey-Masters and six points from first-year Nate Edwards-Roseney as the Cougars came away with a 92-59 win.

Inside the Box Score

• The Cougars grabbed 48 rebounds, dished out 25 assists, and forced 14 turnovers.
• Saintilus netted a team-leading 23 points and dished out four assists.
• O'Brien added 15 points and nine assists.
• Richard scored 14 points, including four made three-pointers.
• Neumann also reached double-digits with 13 points and grabbed five rebounds.
• McArdle grabbed a team-leading 15 rebounds, with seven of them offensive rebounds.

What's Next

The Cougars will return to the court on Thursday, December 29 when they host their first game of the Clark Holiday Tournament against Williams at 3:00 p.m.