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CLARKSON UPENDS SAINTS IN LIBERTY LEAGUE SEMIFINAL Feb. 29: Elson Pickering scored 24 points and Clarkson pulled away from a 45-45 tie in the final 3:42 to upset top-seed St. Lawrence University 54-48 and advance to the Liberty League Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game against Hamilton College Saturday at 3 p.m. at SLU’s Burkman Gymnasium.
Pickering was the only player in double figures for the 9-17 Golden Knights, the tournament’s fourth seed. He was three for six from three points range and nine of 19 overall and also had an assist and two steals.
Keith Murray added eight points, eight rebounds and two steals and Brandon Linton had nine points, five rebounds and six assists for the Knights. Tyler Wright led St. Lawrence with ten points, eight rebounds and three assists while Richard Williams added eight points and had ten rebounds.
The Saints led 24-20 at the half, but shot just 36 percent from the field, making none of 25 shots and were five of 13 from the foul line in the second half as Clarkson outscored the Saints 34-24 for the win.
St. Lawrence jumped out to an early five point lead, but Pickering and Linton brought their club back into it and Linton fed Keith Murray for a three pointer which made it a 21-20 game with nine seconds to go in the first half. The Saints josh Sharlow hit a three-pointer with one second left on the clock to give the Saints their 24-20 halftime lead.
The Saints went up six on Bela Vonnak’s layup to start the second half, but the teams traded leads and were tied eight times until Linton put Clarkson in front for good on a jumper with 3:42 to go, giving the Knights a 47-45 lead.
Murray put Clarkson up six, 52-46 with a three pointer with 46 seconds left and while the Saints got to within four on Tom Wopperer’s free throws with 25 seconds left, Pickering iced it with two free throws of his own with 23 seconds left.
The Saints fall to 18-9 with the loss.
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