Clark men start 2nd half strong with win at Lane

The Clark College men’s basketball team started the second half of NWAC South region play much like the first half — with a win over Lane College.

Bryan Berg scored a game-high 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting as the Penguins increased its lead in the South region with an 89-74 victory Saturday in Eugene.

Clark (17-4, 8-1 South) has a two-game advantage over Lane (18-4, 6-3) and Clackamas (14-8, 6-3) in the standings.

Darrius Mathis scored 19 points and had six steals, David Baze had 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds, and Aubrey Stephens had 13 points. (Click here for complete boxscore)

Clark outrebounded Lane 42-34, and had 14 points off turnovers.

WOMEN: Lane 87, Clark 43 — The NWAC top-ranked Titans remained undefeated with two players recording double-doubles and dominating the boards.

Caylee Newsom’s 10 points led Clark (13-8, 5-4) in scoring.

Jordan Kimbrough was among the Lane (22-0, 9-0) leaders with 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Shelby Snook and 17 points and 10 assists. Bre DuBois lead all scorers with 18 points. (Click here for complete boxscore)

Lane outrebounded Clark 50-39.