NEWPORT, R.I. - The Clark University men's basketball team (12-7, 8-2 NEWMAC) closed out the season series against Salve Regina (7-12, 4-6 NEWMAC) with a convincing 77-62 victory over the Seahawks on Wednesday night from the Rodgers Recreation Center.

How it Happened 

• Clark's first three made shots of the game came from behind the line as senior Bruce Saintilus, junior Reid Neumann, and graduate student Jordan Richard all hit triples before layups from sophomore Quentin Pridgen and senior Kekoa McArdle gave the Cougars a 13-12 edge.
• Senior Ian Calabrese and Saintilus combined for Clark's next five points before Pridgen scored four unanswered to help the scarlet and white take a 22-17 lead with 9:36 to play in the first half.
• Calabrese then hit his second triple of the half and a layup from McArdle helped extend the advantage to seven before Neumann connected on a free throw to put the Cougars up 30-22.
• Saintilus scored six of Clark's final 11 points to end the half as Calabrese and McArdle also added buckets as the Cougars took a 41-37 lead into the half.
• The scarlet and white blitzed the Seahawks out of the break with seven unanswered points sparked by a Richard three-pointer as well as baskets from McArdle and Saintilus to push the edge to 48-37.
• McArdle netted Clark's next six points before first-year Boluwasefe John converted an and-one to push the lead to as many as 17 points at 59-42 with 13:48 to play.
• After Salve cut it to 14 off a made triple from Pat Spenarrd, Calabrese hit a three-pointer and hit another triple shortly after as Clark held a 69-53 lead.
• After Salve got as close as 10 at 70-60, Clark ended the game on a 7-2 run as Saintilus hit a three pointer, senior Isaiah Taylor made a pair of free throws, and John threw down a slam as the Cougars prevailed 77-62.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark made 29 shots, hit 11 three-pointers, pulled down 38 rebounds, dished out 16 assists, and tallied 13 steals.
• Saintilus led the team with 21 points on 8-13 shooting and pulled down six rebounds.
• Calabrese added 17 points, including five made three-pointers. 
• McArdle also reached double-figures with 16 points on 8-11 from the floor and added 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. 
• Taylor and Pridgen each dished out four assists.

What's Next
The scarlet and white will return to the court on Saturday afternoon for a contest at Babson beginning at 1:00 p.m.