WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark men's basketball team (7-1) battled for 45 minutes as they took Tufts (7-2) to overtime, but were edged 97-90 by the Jumbos in overtime on Wednesday night from the Kneller Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• Tufts jumped out to an early 11-6 lead despite made three-pointers from junior Bruce Saintilus and first-year Reid Neumann before a triple from sophomore Isaiah Taylor made it an 11-9 game with 15:38 remaining in the first half.
• Sophomore Ian Calabrese then scored five of Clark's next seven points with a made three-pointer and a layup as the Cougars took a five-point lead and another Calabrese triple extended the edge to 21-17 with 10:27 to go.
• Sophomore Kekoa McArdle grabbed an offensive rebound and made the layup to go up five before the Jumbos went on a 10-0 run, but Calabrese made a layup and Taylor connected on a triple to tie the game at 30-30.
• Calabrese connected on a three-pointer and Saintilus buried a jumper before the half as Tufts took a 40-37 lead into the locker room.
• After Tufts extended their edge to 46-39, Clark scored six unanswered as Taylor netted four points and Saintilus made a pair of free throws with 15:54 remaining to make it a 46-45 game.
• Neumann connected on a layup off a feed from junior Mikey O'Brien with 12:25 to go to give Clark a 53-52 edge and a layup from first-year Aeden Derrick tied the game at 55-55.
• After the Jumbos went on a 9-2 run, Clark responded with seven unanswered points as Neumann hit three free throws, Saintilus made a pair of foul shots, and O'Brien made a layup to tie the game at 64-64 with 7:41 to go.
• Another Neumann three-pointer gave Clark a 67-66 lead, but Tufts scored six unanswered points before an O'Brien layup and three made free throws from Taylor tied the game at 72-72 with 4:01 remaining.
• After Tufts held an 80-74 lead with 0:49 to go, Taylor hit a pair of free throws and an and-one made three-pointer brought Clark to within one at 81-80 with 0:37 remaining.
• Clark's defense recorded a stop on a Tufts jumper with 0:11 to go and Taylor drew a foul with 0:04 remaining and made a foul shot as the Cougars went into overtime time tied at 81-81.
• Taylor hit a jumper on Clark's first possession of overtime to take a two-point lead before the Jumbos scored five straight points and a Taylor jumper with 2:38 left in overtime to make it an 86-85 game.
• After a Tufts three-pointer, McArdle made a layup off a feed from Taylor and after three more points from Tufts, Taylor hit another three-pointer with 0:22 to go to make it a 92-90 game.
• The Jumbos scored the final five points of the game and came away with a 97-90 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• The Cougars grabbed 49 rebounds, dished out 16 assists, and forced eight turnovers.
• Taylor netted a career-high 30 points, dished out five assists, and recorded three steals.
• Saintilus added 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
• Calabrese and Neumann added 13 and 12 points apiece.
• McArdle recorded a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds.
• O'Brien dished out eight assists, grabbed nine rebounds, and scored six points.  

What's Next

Clark will be back in action on Saturday when they welcome John Jay to the Kneller for a non-conference game beginning at 3:00 p.m.