Saturday, Kneller Athletic Center - Worcester, MA, 1pm
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Probable Starters:
| MIT (14-4, 5-2) | Ht. | PPG | RPG | Clark (10-8, 1-6) | Ht. | PPG | RPG | |
| Matt Redfield | 6'8" | 13.9 | 9.0 | David Mercier | 6'6" | 4.2 | 3.3 | |
| Andrew Acker | 6'8" | 12.4 | 10.8 | Andrew Musler | 6'4" | 12.6 | 4.0 | |
| Dennis Levene | 6'8" | 4.4 | 4.2 | Nicholas Daprato | 6'0" | 17.6 | 4.4 | |
| Justin Pedley | 6'6" | 14.2 | 1.5 | Tyler Huffman | 5'10" | 7.1 | 1.6 | |
| Dakota Pierce | 6'3" | 4.8 | 1.9 | Lucas LaLima | 5'7" | 4.2 | 3.8 apg |
A Look at Clark:
Recent Performance
Clark University is fresh off of a very important conference victory versus Babson College this past Wednesday, putting the Cougars within striking distance of the last playoff spot, and dropping Babson from a three-way tie for second place with MIT and Springfield to sole possession of third place. The
Last Time Out
MIT defeated Clark 63-36 in the NEWMAC opener. MIT showed the conference why they are ranked among tops in the nation in defense and rebounding (holding Clark to 18.9% shooting and +13 on the boards), and showed an all-around performance on the offensive end.
X's & O's
Clark will look to run on both misses and turnovers. In transition, the guards will push the ball up the right side of the court while the shooters will look to run to the three point line to get open looks.
In the half court Clark runs a motion offense with a few sets interspersed. The majority of the sets are designed to get Nicholas Daprato a shot. The Cougars will run a lot of screen-the-screener plays, especially for Daprato, as he is very good at reading and reacting to the offense. 42% of their shot attempts are from three, and the Engineers ability to contest their three point shooting will be a huge part of the game.
Defensively the Cougars have shown half-court man and 2-3 zone, a 3/4 press, as well as a 2-1-2 full court press. The Engineers must be prepared to handle the ball in the backcourt and use their size advantage down low.
