Men's Basketball vs. Clark
Saturday, February 1| 1 p.m. 
Staake Gymnasium | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 42-41 all-time against Clark in a series that dates back to the 1934-35 campaign.
•    The Beavers have won seven of the last nine games versus the Cougars although the teams have split four matchups since last January.
•    The Green and White had won its last eight games against Clark inside Staake Gymnasium before suffering a 68-52 loss at home last January. 

LAST MEETING
•    Bruce Saintilus scored a career-high 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting and Kekoa McArdle added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help Clark defeat Babson, 79-75, on January 8 in Worcester. 
•    Isaiah Taylor scored 13 points to go along with eight assists, six boards and two steals for the Cougars, who shot 50.9 percent used a 20-7 second-half run to build a 13-point lead with just over four minutes to play. 
•    Senior Nate Amado posted a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds and graduate student Felix Kloman added 24 points for the Beavers, who scored a season-low 24 first-half points and finished just 7-of-29 (24.1 percent) from three-point range in the loss. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS 
•    Babson (12-7, 6-4 NEWMAC) had its three-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday, falling 71-65 at 18th-ranked WPI. 
•    First-year Timmy Mulvey knocked down four three-pointers on the way to scoring 17 points and Amado added 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for the Beavers, who led by as many as seven with less than 16 minutes to play but went just 5-of-12 at the free throw line in the second half. 
•     Amado (19.2 pts, 8.1 reb, 2.9 ast, 1.6 stl) ranks first in the NEWMAC and second in rebounding while shooting 50.5 percent, Kloman (18.8 pts, 4.1 reb, 2.5 ast) is second in the conference in scoring but has missed five straight games, and graduate student Alex Stoddard (10.6 pts, 3.2 reb) and Mulvey (10.3 pts, 2.6 ast) both rank among the top 10 in the league in three-pointers. 
•    The Green and White ranks first in the NEWMAC and 15th nationally in adjusted offense on the year per The D3 Datacast, and is shooting 45.4 percent while turning the ball over on just 16 percent of its possessions in league play. 

SCOUTING THE COUGARS
•    Clark (12-7, 8-2 NEWMAC) has won its last four games and is coming off a 77-62 victory at Salve Regina on Wednesday night. 
•    Saintilus led all players with 21 points and four steals, Ian Calabrese went 5-of-6 from long range on the way to scoring 17 points and McArdle registered a double-double with 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 10 rebounds for the Cougars, who outscored the Seahawks 25-10 over the first 10-plus minutes of the second half. 
•    Saintilus (17.2 pts, 4.1 reb, 3.8 ast, 1.6 stl) ranks third in the conference in scoring and fifth in assists, McArdle (11.5 pts, 8.4 reb) is first in the NEWMAC in rebounding and field goal percentage (55.8), and Taylor is averaging 11.4 points, 4.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 steals in 12 starts.
•    Over its first 10 conference games, Clark ranks first in scoring offense (77.0), field goal percentage (46.8), three-point field goal percentage (38.0) and rebounding margin (5.8). 

SUITS AND SNEAKERS
•    Babson head coach Stephen Brennan, Clark head coach Tyler Simms and their respective staffs will be taking part in the 22nd annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week when the Beavers host the Cougars on Saturday. 
•    More than 4,000 coaches will participate in the week-long event, which raises awareness and helps save lives from cancer by raising funds and encouraging people to educate themselves about cancer prevention, screening and early detection.

AMADO SWEEPS WEEKLY HONORS
•    After averaging 22.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks in 36.0 minutes, Amado was selected as the NEWMAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. 
•    He recorded his team-leading fifth double-double of the year in last Tuesday's win over Salve Regina and scored 10 of his game-high 24 points, which included the go-ahead free throws, in last Thursday's 74-72 win at Coast Guard before matching his career high in scoring on Saturday. 
•    Amado, who was named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List earlier this month, ranks second in Babson history with 85 blocked shots, ninth in rebounds (604) and 10th in scoring with 1,403 points. 

FRIENDLY CONFINES
•    Going back to February 3 of last season, the Beavers are 7-0 at home versus NEWMAC foes. 
•    Babson is averaging 76.3 points on 43.7 percent shooting and is averaging 1.11 points per possession during this run. 
•    Defensively, the Green and White has allowed just 61.3 points on 39.3 percent shooting while giving up just 0.90 points per possession.

BEAVER BITES
•    Over his last 13 NEWMAC games going back to last year Amado is averaging 20.1 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 51.6 percent with four double-doubles. He is also averaging 22.0 points and 10.7 rebounds in his last three games against Clark. 
•    Junior Timmy O'Toole, who ranks second in the conference averaging 2.8 offensive rebounds per game, has grabbed at least one in 29 of his last 30 outings going back to last January and has pulled down at least four 13 times during this stretch. 
•    In nine games versus league foes, Stoddard is averaging 12.6 points and has knocked down 24 three-point field goals. 
•    First-year Ryan Frauenheim came off the bench to provide season highs of five assists and five steals in Babson's loss to Clark back in early January.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 7-0 this season when holding their opponents below 40 percent shooting.
•    Babson is 6-0 on the year when making at least 10 three-pointers. 
•    The Green and White is 11-1 this winter when leading with five minutes to go in regulation.
•    The Beavers are 8-2 on the year when holding their opponents below 70 points. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson hosts MIT on Wednesday at 7 p.m.