Men’s Basketball loses 76-60 at St. Lawrence

CANTON, N.Y. – RIT senior forward Kenny Wilburn and first year guard Brody Browneach scored 15 points in the Tigers 76-60 loss at St. Lawrence, Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. Lawrence’s Andrew Cowan capped off a 7-0 Saints run to begin the game with a bucket inside the first three minutes of the opening half.
• Junior guard Brock Bowen hit a three-pointer on the Tiger’s next possession to get RIT on the board.
• Brown hit a three-pointer with 9:01 to play to cut the St. Lawrence lead to 20-12.
• Junior forward Josiah Turner scored with 30 seconds to play to cut the Saints’ lead to 40-24 at the intermission.
• Brown hit a three-pointer with 16:19 remaining in the second half to cut the Tiger’s deficit to 16 points.
• Wilburn scored midway through in the half off an assist from junior guard Chase Dickens to cut the lead to 62-44.
• First year Nolan Smith scored two straight buckets inside the final two minutes, and Brayden Shepardson hit a three-pointer to make it a 76-60 final.

GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 26-of-58 from the floor, including seven three pointers
• St. Lawrence held a 37-33 rebounding advantage
• Turner finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for his third straight double-double
• Turner and senior guard Keegan Ocorreach had four assists
• Brown tied his season-high with 15 points

WHAT’S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Jan. 26) at RPI at 7:30 p.m.