WORCESTER, Mass.  – The Clark University men's basketball team (12-9, 7-5 NEWMAC) closed out the season series and two-game homestand against Salve Regina (15-5, 8-3 NEWMAC) and led at the half, but the Seahawks rallied back to win 75-70 on Wednesday night from the Kneller Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• The Cougars opened the contest with a 11-10 lead sparked by four points from both junior Quentin Pridgen and sophomore Boluwasefe John as well as a three from sophomore Kyle Squires before another John layup pushed the lead to three with 15:01 remaining.
• After seven straight points from the Seahawks, first-year Elijah Small made a layup to end the run and five points from Pridgen, including an and-one layup gave the scarlet and white a 20-19 advantage with 11:35 to go in the half.
• Salve answered again with four unanswered before John made a layup off a Pridgen feed, but Rowan Linder connected on a shot to extend the Seahawks lead back up to three.
• Pridgen, first-year Aliaun Iscandari, and Squires combined for Clark's next six points as they trailed by four before ending the half on a 12-4 run sparked by five points from Iscandari, three from senior Reid Neumann, and two from both junior Malik Matanmi and Pridgen as the Cougars took a 40-36 lead into the break.
• The teams traded buckets over the first five minutes of the second half as Iscandari led the team with four points before a Small layup gave Clark a 49-43 advantage with 14:26 remaining.
• Sean Seymour scored the next four points of the contest before Neumann hit a pair of triples as the Cougars in the middle of the half to help Clark hold a 57-54 edge with 8:43 to play.
• Salve scored the next six points of the game before Pridgen and Small combined for five points to help the Cougars regain the lead at 62-60 with 4:24 to go.
• Seymour and Jack McMullen combined for the next five points of the game before John made a dunk off a feed from Pridgen, but McMullen responded with a triple with 2:28 remaining to give the Seahawks a 68-64 advantage.
• Iscandari made a layup to cut the deficit to two with 1:26 to go, but Salve scored the next five points of the game to take a seven-point edge.
• Squires and Small scored the final four points of the contest as the Cougars fell 75-70 to the Seahawks.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark made 31 shots, grabbed 35 rebounds, and dished out 13 assists, and forced 12 turnovers.
• Pridgen led the Cougars with 18 points, eight assists, four steals, and added nine rebounds.
• Iscandari added 15 points, with seven made shots and grabbed four rebounds.
• John also reached double-figures with 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Small led the team with 10 rebounds and scored eight points.

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