The Golden Knights improved to 11-6 overall and maintained their first-place standing in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (UCAA) at 5-1. Hamilton fell to 11-5 overall and 3-3 in the UCAA. Clarkson had lost their last 20 games at Hamilton and have only beaten the Continentals twice since the UCAA opened as a conference.
Jones' 32 points was the highest single-game point total for a Clarkson player since Josh Harner scored 32 against Hobart February 14, 2003. Jones was 3-for-5 from beyond the 3-point line.
After turning the ball over 20 times against St. Lawrence on Tuesday, the Golden Knights were much more careful with the ball with only eight turnovers against Hamilton, allowing Clarkson to take 73 shots despite being outrebounded 38-33.
Senior guard Josh Harner scored 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including 3-for-7 from the 3-point line.
Greg Leone scored 25 points and Joe Smith added 22 points for Hamilton. Tsakane Ngobeni added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Continentals.
Clarkson looks to improve upon its UCAA record when they visit Hobart College at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Clarkson University vs Hamilton College 01/30/04 8 p.m. at Scott Field House; Clinton, N.Y. At Scott Field House; Clinton, N.Y. CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 85, HAMILTON COLLEGE 80 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (5-1, 11-6) Nick Jones 14-23 1-2 32; Josh Harner 7-12 0-0 17; John Adamchick 3-7 0-0 7; Jon Youngmann 3-7 0-0 6; Matt Decker 2-6 1-2 6; Erick Vigansky 2-6 0-0 5; Darren Angell 2-4 0-0 5; Kevin Williams 1-2 2-2 4; EJ Harrison 1-4 0-0 3; Kamal Crues 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 4-6 85. HAMILTON COLLEGE (3-3, 11-5) Greg Leone 8-14 4-4 25; Joe Smith 9-15 3-4 22; Tsakane Ngobeni 6-11 3-5 15; Tim Welchons 4-9 2-2 12; C.J. Cantil 2-5 0-0 4; Mike Evans 1-4 0-0 2; Geoff Tomlinson 0-1 0-0 0; Steve Nelson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 12-15 80. Clarkson University........... 41 44 - 85 Hamilton College.............. 45 35 - 80 3-point goals-Clarkson University 11-25 (Nick Jones 3-5; Josh Harner 3-7; John Adamchick 1-1; EJ Harrison 1-1; Erick Vigansky 1-4; Matt Decker 1-3; Darren Angell 1-3; Jon Youngmann 0-1), Hamilton College 8-19 (Greg Leone 5-8; Tim Welchons 2-4; Joe Smith 1-1; Mike Evans 0-3; Geoff Tomlinson 0-1; C.J. Cantil 0-2). Fouled out--Clarkson University-None, Hamilton College-Joe Smith. Rebounds-Clarkson University 33 (Kevin Williams 6), Hamilton College 38 (Tsakane Ngobeni 10). Assists-Clarkson University 14 (Nick Jones 3; Kevin Williams 3; Matt Decker 3), Hamilton College 9 (C.J. Cantil 3). Total fouls-Clarkson University 16, Hamilton College 12. A-837