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Clarke carries Sacred Heart past Mount St. Mary's 77-65

AP
Feb 24, 2022

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) Aaron Clarke had 21 points as Sacred Heart Pioneers beat Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 77-65 on Thursday night.

Clarke made 4 of 6 3-pointers.

Nico Galette had 17 points for Sacred Heart (9-19, 5-10 Northeast Conference), which ended its five-game losing streak. Tyler Thomas added 14 points and Alex Watson had 10 points.

Nana Opoku had 12 points for the Mountaineers (12-15, 8-7). Mezie Offurum and Deandre Thomas each had 11 points.

The Pioneers evened the season series against the Mountaineers. Mount St. Mary's defeated Sacred Heart 98-59 on Jan. 21.

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1st Half
MOUNT
Mountaineers
33
SHU
Pioneers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malik Jefferson vs. Nico Galette (Deandre Thomas gains possession)
19:40	+3	Jalen Benjamin makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:06		Aaron Clarke misses two point jump shot
19:04		Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Mezie Offurum makes two point jump shot (Malik Jefferson assists)	5-0
18:40	+2	Aaron Clarke makes two point layup (Bryce Johnson assists)	5-2
18:21		Malik Jefferson misses two point jump shot
18:19		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
17:59		Bryce Johnson turnover (bad pass)
17:50	+2	Deandre Thomas makes two point jump shot	7-2
17:29		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:27		Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
17:22		Alex Watson personal foul (Mezie Offurum draws the foul)
17:15		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
17:13		Josh Reaves offensive rebound
16:57		Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot
16:55		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
16:37		Nana Opoku personal foul (Nico Galette draws the foul)
16:25		Frantisek Barton personal foul (Nico Galette draws the foul)
16:22	+2	Nico Galette makes two point layup (Aaron Clarke assists)	7-4
16:04	+3	Deandre Thomas makes three point jump shot (Malik Jefferson assists)	10-4
15:43		Deandre Thomas personal foul (Aaron Clarke draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:26	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point layup	10-6
15:05		Mezie Offurum turnover (bad pass) (Alex Watson steals)
14:57	+2	Nico Galette makes two point layup	10-8
14:38	+2	Nana Opoku makes two point layup	12-8
14:27		Aaron Clarke misses two point layup
14:25		Frantisek Barton defensive rebound
14:17		Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot
14:15		Cantavio Dutreil defensive rebound
13:56		Cantavio Dutreil misses two point layup
13:54		Cantavio Dutreil offensive rebound
13:53		Cantavio Dutreil misses two point layup
13:51		Cantavio Dutreil offensive rebound
13:53		Nana Opoku shooting foul (Cantavio Dutreil draws the foul)
13:53		Cantavio Dutreil misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:53	+1	Cantavio Dutreil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-9
13:25		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
13:23		Malik Jefferson offensive rebound
13:14		Jalen Benjamin misses two point layup
13:12		Aaron Clarke defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Aaron Clarke makes two point layup	12-11
13:11		Jaylin Gibson shooting foul (Aaron Clarke draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Aaron Clarke makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-12
12:51	+2	Mezie Offurum makes two point dunk	14-12
12:25		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:23		Jalen Benjamin defensive rebound
12:16		Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:14		Cantavio Dutreil defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Tyler Thomas makes three point jump shot (Aaron Clarke assists)	14-15
11:35		TV timeout
11:29	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Deandre Thomas assists)	17-15
11:17		Tanner Thomas misses two point layup
11:15		Mountaineers defensive rebound
11:17		Cantavio Dutreil personal foul
11:02		Malik Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
10:43		Cantavio Dutreil misses two point jump shot
10:41		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
10:18		Josh Reaves turnover (out of bounds)
9:56		Tanner Thomas offensive foul (Deandre Thomas draws the foul)
9:56		Tanner Thomas turnover
9:40		Mezie Offurum misses two point jump shot
9:38		Pioneers defensive rebound
9:38		Jedy Cordilia personal foul
9:14		Cantavio Dutreil misses two point dunk
9:12		Jedy Cordilia defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Deandre Thomas makes two point layup (Jedy Cordilia assists)	19-15
8:35		Jedy Cordilia personal foul (Nico Galette draws the foul)
8:35		Nico Galette misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:35		Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
8:26		Josh Reaves misses two point jump shot
8:24		Mezie Offurum offensive rebound
8:19	+2	Mezie Offurum makes two point layup	21-15
8:05	+2	Alex Watson makes two point jump shot	21-17
7:45		Malik Jefferson misses two point layup
7:43		Nico Galette defensive rebound
7:34		Alex Watson misses three point jump shot
7:32		Josh Reaves defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	23-17
7:17		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
7:17		TV timeout
6:46		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:44		Frantisek Barton defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Frantisek Barton makes two point layup (Jalen Benjamin assists)	25-17
6:19		Frantisek Barton shooting foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
6:19		Bryce Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19		Bryce Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:19		Nico Galette offensive rebound
6:09		Nico Galette misses three point jump shot
6:07		Jaylin Gibson defensive rebound
5:48	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	27-17
5:34		Aaron Clarke offensive foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
5:34		Aaron Clarke turnover
5:14		Jalen Benjamin turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Thomas steals)
5:02		Nana Opoku blocks Tyler Thomas's two point layup
5:00		Bryce Johnson offensive rebound
4:44	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup	27-19
4:36		Mezie Offurum misses two point jump shot
4:34		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
4:29	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup	27-21
4:29		Jalen Benjamin shooting foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
4:29		Bryce Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:29		Deandre Thomas defensive rebound
4:11		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
4:09		Nico Galette defensive rebound
4:04		Pioneers turnover (5-second violation)
3:41	+2	Mezie Offurum makes two point layup (Jalen Benjamin assists)	29-21
3:25	+2	Alex Watson makes two point layup	29-23
3:08		Mezie Offurum misses two point jump shot
3:06		Mountaineers offensive rebound
3:04		TV timeout
2:57		Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot
2:55		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Aaron Clarke makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	29-26
2:17	+2	Nana Opoku makes two point dunk	31-26
2:08		Dakota Leffew blocks Alex Watson's two point layup
2:06		Tyler Thomas offensive rebound
2:02		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:00		Bryce Johnson offensive rebound
2:00		Nana Opoku blocks Bryce Johnson's two point layup
1:58		Pioneers offensive rebound
1:51	+3	Aaron Clarke makes three point jump shot	31-29
1:27		Jaylin Gibson misses three point jump shot
1:25		Nico Galette defensive rebound
1:09		Mezie Offurum shooting foul (Tyler Thomas draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Tyler Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-30
1:09	+1	Tyler Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
1:00		Deandre Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
0:49		Frantisek Barton blocks Bryce Johnson's two point layup
0:47		Jaylin Gibson defensive rebound
0:39		Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:37		Jaylin Gibson offensive rebound
0:34	+2	Jaylin Gibson makes two point layup	33-31
0:05		Aaron Clarke misses two point layup
0:03		Frantisek Barton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MOUNT
Mountaineers
32
SHU
Pioneers
46

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:43		Jalen Benjamin defensive rebound
19:34		Nana Opoku misses two point layup
19:32		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
19:24	+3	Nico Galette makes three point jump shot (Aaron Clarke assists)	33-34
18:53		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
18:51		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
18:46		Tyler Thomas offensive foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
18:46		Tyler Thomas turnover
18:21		Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot
18:19		Aaron Clarke defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Alex Watson makes two point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	33-36
17:50		Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot
17:48		Nana Opoku offensive rebound
17:43	+2	Nana Opoku makes two point layup	35-36
17:28	+3	Aaron Clarke makes three point jump shot (Tyler Thomas assists)	35-39
16:56		Jalen Benjamin turnover (out of bounds)
16:41		Aaron Clarke turnover (bad pass)
16:35		Jaylin Gibson misses two point jump shot
16:33		Mezie Offurum offensive rebound
16:19	+2	Deandre Thomas makes two point layup	37-39
16:03		Deandre Thomas shooting foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
15:54	+3	Aaron Clarke makes three point jump shot (Tyler Thomas assists)	37-42
15:31		Jaylin Gibson turnover (bad pass)
15:31		TV timeout
15:18		Alex Watson misses three point jump shot
15:16		Cantavio Dutreil offensive rebound
15:14		Jedy Cordilia personal foul (Cantavio Dutreil draws the foul)
15:07	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	37-44
14:37		Mezie Offurum misses three point jump shot
14:35		Aaron Clarke defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Tanner Thomas makes two point layup (Tyler Thomas assists)	37-46
14:19		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
14:19		TV timeout
14:06		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
14:04		Cantavio Dutreil defensive rebound
13:54		Aaron Clarke misses three point jump shot
13:52		Jaylin Gibson defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Nana Opoku makes two point layup	39-46
13:10		Tanner Thomas misses two point layup
13:08		Mountaineers defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Frantisek Barton makes two point layup (Jalen Benjamin assists)	41-46
12:36	+2	Cantavio Dutreil makes two point layup (Aaron Clarke assists)	41-48
12:19		Nana Opoku misses two point layup
12:17		Cantavio Dutreil defensive rebound
11:53	+2	Tanner Thomas makes two point jump shot	41-50
11:32	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point layup	43-50
11:14		Tyler Thomas misses two point layup
11:12		Alex Watson offensive rebound
11:12		Alex Watson turnover (lost ball)
11:12		TV timeout
10:59		Jedy Cordilia turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Thomas steals)
10:53		Aaron Clarke misses three point jump shot
10:51		Deandre Thomas defensive rebound
10:50		Jump ball. Tyler Thomas vs. Jedy Cordilia (Jedy Cordilia gains possession)
10:32		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
10:20		Aaron Clarke turnover (bad pass) (Mezie Offurum steals)
10:15	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point dunk (Mezie Offurum assists)	45-50
9:58	+2	Tanner Thomas makes two point layup	45-52
9:45	+2	Mezie Offurum makes two point layup (Frantisek Barton assists)	47-52
9:45		Tanner Thomas shooting foul (Mezie Offurum draws the foul)
9:45	+1	Mezie Offurum makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-52
9:25		Tanner Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Nana Opoku steals)
9:16	+2	Deandre Thomas makes two point jump shot	50-52
8:45	+2	Aaron Clarke makes two point layup	50-54
8:29		Mountaineers offensive rebound
8:15		Mezie Offurum misses two point layup
8:13		Mountaineers offensive rebound
8:09		Mezie Offurum turnover (lost ball) (Nico Galette steals)
7:58	+3	Nico Galette makes three point jump shot	50-57
7:33		Mezie Offurum misses two point layup
7:31		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
7:24		Bryce Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Nana Opoku steals)
7:16	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point layup (Nana Opoku assists)	52-57
7:00	+3	Tyler Thomas makes three point jump shot (Alex Watson assists)	52-60
6:48		Mezie Offurum offensive foul (Alex Watson draws the foul)
6:57		TV timeout
6:48		Mezie Offurum offensive foul (Alex Watson draws the foul)
6:48		Mezie Offurum turnover
6:48		Official timeout
6:25	+2	Tyler Thomas makes two point jump shot	52-62
5:56	+3	Josh Reaves makes three point jump shot (Mezie Offurum assists)	55-62
5:24	+2	Nico Galette makes two point layup	55-64
5:04		Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:02		Nico Galette defensive rebound
4:50		Deandre Thomas blocks Aaron Clarke's two point layup
4:48		Aaron Clarke offensive rebound
4:41		Tyler Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:39		Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Nana Opoku makes two point dunk (Deandre Thomas assists)	57-64
4:17	+3	Nico Galette makes three point jump shot (Aaron Clarke assists)	57-67
3:49		Jalen Benjamin misses two point layup
3:47		Tyler Thomas defensive rebound
3:17		Pioneers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:17		TV timeout
2:59		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
2:57		Pioneers defensive rebound
2:30		Tyler Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:28		Tyler Thomas offensive rebound
2:28		Nana Opoku personal foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
2:24		Jalen Benjamin personal foul (Aaron Clarke draws the foul)
2:19		Jalen Benjamin personal foul (Aaron Clarke draws the foul)
2:19		Official timeout
2:19		Aaron Clarke technical foul
2:19		Aaron Clarke turnover
2:19	+1	Jalen Benjamin makes technical free throw 1 of 2	58-67
2:19	+1	Jalen Benjamin makes technical free throw 2 of 2	59-67
2:08		Jaylin Gibson misses two point layup
2:06		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
2:06		Jaylin Gibson personal foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
2:06		Bryce Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:06		Nana Opoku defensive rebound
1:53		Jaylin Gibson misses three point jump shot
1:51		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point dunk (Tyler Thomas assists)	59-69
1:25		Aaron Clarke personal foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
1:22	+2	Jaylin Gibson makes two point layup	61-69
1:22		Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
1:22		Josh Reaves shooting foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
1:22		Bryce Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
1:13		Alex Watson personal foul
1:09		Nana Opoku misses two point layup
1:07		Jaylin Gibson offensive rebound
0:59	+2	Jaylin Gibson makes two point layup	63-69
0:58		Mezie Offurum personal foul (Alex Watson draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Alex Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
0:58	+1	Alex Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
0:45	+2	Nana Opoku makes two point jump shot	65-71
0:45		Bryce Johnson shooting foul (Nana Opoku draws the foul)
0:45		Nana Opoku misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:45		Jalen Benjamin offensive rebound
0:35		Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot
0:33		Josh Reaves offensive rebound
0:30		Josh Reaves misses three point jump shot
0:30		Jaylin Gibson offensive rebound
0:30		Jaylin Gibson turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Clarke steals)
0:30		Jaylin Gibson personal foul (Aaron Clarke draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Aaron Clarke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-72
0:30	+1	Aaron Clarke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-73
0:24		Jalen Benjamin misses two point layup
0:24		Alex Watson defensive rebound
0:24		Nana Opoku personal foul (Alex Watson draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Alex Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-74
0:24	+1	Alex Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-75
0:04	+1	Nico Galette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-76
0:10		Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:08		Joey Reilly defensive rebound
0:04		Deandre Thomas personal foul (Nico Galette draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Nico Galette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-76
0:04	+1	Nico Galette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-77

+ 1

Nico Galette makes regular free throw 2 of 2