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Hawks Outlast Cougars
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark (4-5) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Becker (7-1) | 39 | 43 | 82 |
| Leicester, MA | |||
| Clark | Becker |
|---|---|
| Pts: Brian Vayda - 12 | Pts: Terrance Favors - 18 |
| Reb: Brian Vayda - 7 | Reb: Markus Wright - 12 |
| Ast: 2 Players (#33, #42 - 3) | Ast: 2 Players (#05, #23 - 3) |
| Team Statistics | Clark | Becker |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 42.9% (21-49 ) | 51.7% (31-60 ) |
| Rebounds | 29 | 37 |
| Assists | 10 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 11 | 29 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 12 | 14 |
| Bench Pts | 28 | 24 |
Leicester, Mass. –Junior forward Markus Wright had a double double 16 points and 12 rebound in just 24 minutes as Becker College overpowered Clark University 82-58 in men's non-conference basketball action tonight. Four Hawks players scored 15 or more points. Terrance Favors (Boston, Mass.) had a game high 18 points and Rajai Leggett (New Haven, Conn.) and Trae Jacobs (Lexington Park, MD) poured in 15 points apiece.
In a first half controlled by the Hawks, they held a 39-26 halftime lead. The Hawks led quickly 6-0 right out of the gates, Rajai Leggett (New Haven, Conn.) and Terrance Favors (Boston, Mass.) each tallied 3 points. Clark baskets by Brian Vayda (Sturbridge, Mass.) and Jonathan Phillips (Shrewsbury, Mass.) cut the lead to 6-5. Still leading by one later in the half Becker went on a 13-0 run in just over two minutes to break the game open at 24-10. Clark outscored the Hawks 16-15 down the stretch but could only cut into the lead by one point.First half leaders for Becker were Markus Wright (New Haven, Conn.) and Trae Jacobs each with nine points. Vayda had nine for the Cougars. Becker shot an outstanding 53% to Clark's 42% from the field in the first twenty minutes.
The Cougars cut the lead to single digits 48-40 on a DJ Bailey (Palmer, Mass.) 3-point play at the 16:16 mark of the second half. Tucker Esborn (Branford, Conn.) followed with a 3-point play of his own to make it 48-43. Markus Wright hit a jumper from under the basket to get the Hawks lead back to 50-43. Clark's Travis Curley (Trumbull, Conn.) responded with a basket from behind the arc to make it a 50-46 game with 13 minutes to play.
The Hawks picked up their defense, snagging two steal and at the 12:30 mark Terrance Favors hit a layup and a free throw to build the lead to 54-46. Rajai Leggett hit a layup on a put back of his own missed shot and it was back to an 11 point lead.
Markus Wright's second dunk of the night with 6 minutes remaining made the score 68-49 and the Hawks never looked back.
Clark was led by Vayda who finished with 12 points and Curley who had 10 points.
Becker outrebounded Clark, 37-29 and had 14 steals in the win.
The Hawks finish off the first half of the season with a trip to Newbury College on Saturday, December 11th for a 2pm tilt.
