WORCESTER, Mass.- The Emerson College men's basketball team suffered an 81-62 setback at Clark Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS:
Score: Emerson 62, Clark 81
Records: Lions (6-7, 1-3 NEWMAC) | Cougars (8-6, 4-1 NEWMAC)
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The home side closed out the first frame with an 8-3 run to own a 35-27 lead at the break.
• Emerson started the second stanza with a 9-4 stretch to trim the deficit to 39-36 with 16:53 remaining.
• Clark chalked up seven unanswered points to claim a 55-41 advantage with 11:07 left to play.
• The Cougars maintained a double-digit lead throughout the final 10 minutes of the contest to wrap up their fourth conference victory of the year.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Trevor Arico (Saline, Mich.) scored a team-high 19 points to go with four assists.
• Jacob Armant (Arlington, Texas) notched 13 points while adding four steals and three assists.
• Guillermo Gasset Ruiz (Malaga, Spain) posted nine points and Lucas Brenner (Miami, Fla.) finished with seven points.
• Emerson finished with a field-goal percentage of 41.4% and drained 10-of-24 from behind the arc.
• Clark shot 42.9% from the floor and 34.5% from three-point distance on the night.
• Isaiah Taylor poured in a game-best 17 points while Quentin Pridgen and Bruce Saintilus both netted 16 points for Clark.

UP NEXT:
Emerson returns home to face MIT January 16.