Khai Roberts - Rosemont over Clarks Summit
89
Winner Rosemont ROS 6-7, 4-2
75
Clarks Summit University CSU 1-12, 0-6
Winner
Rosemont ROS
6-7, 4-2
89
Final
75
Clarks Summit University CSU
1-12, 0-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rosemont ROS 43 46 89
Clarks Summit University CSU 29 46 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ben Gluckman

RAVENS DEFEAT CLARKS SUMMIT FOR 2nd STRAIGHT CSAC WIN

Roberts Scores Season-High 21 Points to Lead Ravens

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. – The Rosemont College men's basketball team took the long trip up the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but the trip was worth it as they claimed their second straight conference win, besting the host Clarks Summit Defenders by a final score of 89-75. With the result the Ravens improved to 6-7 (4-2) while Clarks Summit fell to 1-12 (0-6).
 
The Ravens never trailed in today's game. Tied 3-3 early, the Ravens outscored the Defenders 13-4 to grab a nine-point lead, 16-7 almost six minutes in. Clarks Summit went on a 7-0 run to get to within a couple of points with 11:28 on the clock, but then Rosemont responded with a nine-point run of their own to open up their first double-digit lead of the day, ahead 25-14 midway through the half. The Ravens continued to put distance between themselves and the Defenders, opening up a 16-point lead, 38-22 with 3:46 left in the first half, but Clarks Summit responded with a seven-point comeback to trim the Ravens' lead back to nine points, 38-29 with 1:43 on the clock. The Ravens would score the last five points of the period to go into the break with a 43-29 advantage.
 
Rosemont shot 50% from the field, including 50% from deep in the first half, and sank all six free throws in the period. The Ravens had 11 assists, but nine turnovers in the half with nine steals. The Defenders shot only 34% from the field (33% from 3-point land).
 
The Ravens' positive momentum continued when Alex Epps-Ortiz and Jamier Hughes each scored layups to start the second stanza, boosting Rosemont's advantage to 18 points. The advantage would grow to 21 points after an Andrew Michaels layup with 16:11 left in the contest put Rosemont ahead 54-33. With the Ravens still leading by 21 with 15:34 left, the Defenders tried to mount a comeback. The host team outscored Rosemont 17-6 over the next 4 ½ minutes to reduce the Ravens' lead back down to 10 points, 60-50 with a lot of time to play (11:10). The Ravens steadied from that point, slowly pulling away as the clock continued to wind down. Leading by 10 at the 10:27 mark, Rosemont put some real distance between themselves and the Defenders with a 22-9 spurt to give them a 23-point lead, 84-61 after a Michaels three-ball.
 
The outside and free throw shooting enabled the Ravens to put the game away in the second half, with Rosemont hitting on 5-of-8 from beyond the arc (63%) compared to 3-of-9 (33%) for Clark's Summit. Rosemont shot 7-for-8 from the charity stripe (88%) vs. 7-for-13 for the Defenders (53.8%) in the half.
 
Eleven different Ravens scored today led by Khai Roberts' 21 points in only 21 minutes of play. Roberts had his long-distance shot going, converting on 4-of-7 attempts to go with five assists. Jamier Hughes scored 16 in addition to grabbing 11 rebounds to notch his seventh double-double of the season. Clayton Wolfe hit on 5-for-8 from the field and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the line to score 15. Andrew Michaels also hit double-digits with 12 points, making four of five shots from the field, two of which were from downtown. He was also a perfect 2-for-2 at the line. Kyle Lafferty scored seven and had five assists to help the cause.
 
The Defenders' Kyron Jones led Clarks Summit with 27 points on 11-for-22 shooting. John McCloskey scored 13, Nick Peters added 11, and Antwan Bradley pointed 10 to account for the Defenders who reached double-digits in scoring this afternoon. Bradley led the Clarks Summit with five assists.
 
The Ravens' inside game was working, outscoring Clarks Summit 42-26 in the paint. Rosemont also took better advantage of turnover opportunities, scoring 32 points off of turnovers vs. 15 from Clarks Summit. Rosemont used a deep bench to account for 45 of their points, while only 14 points were scored off of the Defenders' bench.
 
The Ravens outshot the Defenders 52% to 45% overall from the field, 56% to 33% from deep, and 93% to 65% from the foul line.
 
The team will travel many of the same miles that they traveled today when they face the Marywood Pacers in Scranton on Wednesday, 1/11. The men's game will be the second in a CSAC doubleheader and is scheduled for an 8:00pm tip-off after the scheduled women's 6:00pm start.
 
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