November 19, 2004
Bears Win First Regular Season Game Against Hilbert
The Potsdam men defeated Hilbert College 76-46 in game one of the 2-game NCI invitational tournament. This win puts the Bears at 1-0 overall.
The Bears never trailed in the game and used a balanced scoring attack to capture the win. Leading all scorers was Eldon Harris (Albany/Albany) with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Harris also added 3 blocks. Junior Clayton (Albany/Manhattan College) added 12 points and 4 assists. Jerry Farrior (Yonkers/Ulster County CC) came off the bench to score 6 points on 3-4 shooting. The Bears shot 46% from the field and limited their opponent to only 32%.
Hilbert was lead by Sam Gioia (West Seneca/West Seneca West) with 11 points. Keon Rambert (Brooklyn/Archbishop West) added 9 points and 7 assists.
The Bears will play in the tournament championship game tomorrow, November 20 at 4pm against the Massachusetts Trailblazers. The Trailblazers defeated Clarkson in the earlier match-up 102-96.
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