February 1, 2005
Potsdam Men Defeat St. Lawrence 76-63
Potsdam, NY – The Potsdam Bears defeated St. Lawrence 76-63 in regulation. The Bears improve to 17-1, while SLU drops to 4-14.
The Bears stepped it up in the second half, after going into the locker room down 9 at the half. Senior guard Junior Clayton (Albany/Manhattan College) led the Bears in scoring with 17 points, just 2 shy of 1,000 for his career. Jim Connelly (Cayuga/Union Springs) came off the bench and scored 16 points, while Eldon Harris (Albany/Albany) added 14 for the Bears. The Bears shot 47% from the field tonight and 51% from beyond the arc. This was the first game in recent years that has been televised live on Time Warner Sports.
St. Lawrence was led by Aaron Marshall (Buffalo/Buffalo Traditional) with 23 points on 9-16 shooting. Keith Sullivan (Brooklyn/Xavier) finished with 12 points.
The Bears will host SUNYAC contender Cortland on the 4th , starting at 8pm.
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