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CLARION – Jamar Harrison scored a career-high 26 points while adding his second double-double of the season with 10 rebounds to help lead the Clarion University men's basketball team to its seventh straight win thanks to a 91-62 victory over visiting Thiel Thursday afternoon at Tippin Gym.

 

Point guard Lloyd Harrison added 21 points, five steals, five rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot and was a key player in helping Clarion to a 47-23 halftime lead scoring 16 of his points while recording all his steals and assists in the opening 20 minutes before playing just a portion of the second half with Clarion well in control of the game.

 

The Golden Eagles (7-0) used a 19-5 run midway through the first half to take any suspense out of a game against a solid NCAA Division III opponent who took Edinboro down to the wire before losing earlier in the season.

 

The run, which was fueled by six points apiece from Jamar Harrison, Lloyd Harrison and Paul McQueen with Lloyd Harrison adding three assists, helped Clarion take a 29-12 lead with 8:15 left in the opening half.

 

The Golden Eagles then closed the half with a 16-5 run with Lloyd Harrison scoring eight of the 16 points, to take the 24-point halftime lead.

 

Thiel (6-4) cut the lead to 18, 51-33, less than four minutes into the second half before Clarion put the game away with a 28-8 spurt that put the lead at 38, 79-41, with 6:17 to play.

 

Bud Teer contributed his third double-double of the year, with all three coming in his last three games, with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman Brandon Winbush had a season-best 10 points off the bench helping the Golden Eagle bench score 27 points.

 

Blair Rozenblad led Thiel with 26 points including 9 of 10 from the free-throw line and 8 of 15 from the floor while adding eight rebounds. Aundra Jones chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds and Lance Randall 10 points.

 

Clarion returns to action at 7:30 p.m. Monday when it hosts West Chester in a PSAC Crossover game. It is the second game of a doubleheader with the Golden Eagle women hosting West Chester at 5:30 p.m. … Clarion then hosts Millersville in another doubleheader Tuesday with the men's game at 7:30 p.m. preceded by the 5:30 p.m. women's contest.

 

More information on the Clarion men's basketball team and all Clarion athletic teams can be found at www.clariongoldeneagles.com.

 

NOTES – Clarion is off to its best start since starting the 1991-92 campaign 11-0 … Jamar Harrison's previous high-point total was 25 recorded twice last season including last at Mercyhurst Feb. 17 … Jamar Harrison, who is averaging 18.9 points per game, has now scored in double digits in 22 straight games and in 34 of his 36 games in a Clarion uniform … Clarion shot 53.2 percent for the game (33 of 62), the fourth time this season the Golden Eagles have shot over 50 percent. Clarion is shooting 51.1 percent through seven games … The Golden Eagles were also 20 of 25 from the free-throw line (80 percent) and are shooting 72.6 percent from the line this season … Clarion outrebounded Thiel 42-39 and have outrebounded all seven of its opponents this season … The Golden Eagles had 13 steals in the game, the second straight double-digit steal contest for Clarion and the third of the season … Clarion is now 4-0 on a season-long six-game home stand.