Men’s Basketball tops Brockport, 83-78

BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The RIT men’s basketball team picked up an 83-78 road win at Brockport, Tuesday. Graduate student Kenny Wilburn led the Tigers with 26 points to go along with nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing by 11 points with less than three minutes left in the first half, RIT used a 14-2 run to take a 34-33 lead into the break.
• In the second half, graduate student guard Matt Caggiano gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game (8 points) with 8:05 remaining by hitting a layup off an assist from sophomore guard Brody Brown.
• Brockport cut the Tigers’ lead to one point with 27 seconds left after Jakhi Lucas converted a pair of free throws.
• Caggiano hit four shots from charity stripe in the final seconds to solidify the win for RIT.

GAME NOTES

• Wilburn’s 26-point effort is a season high and is now averaging 16.7 points per game. The forward’s single-game career best was 32 points against Wells on Nov. 14, 2023.
• Senior guard Brock Bowen added 23 points after going 8 of 17 from the field, including 6 of 13 from beyond the arc.
• Caggiano scored nine points while being credited with seven assists.
• Both teams shot 42.9 percent from the field, however the Tigers shot 30.3 percent (10 of 33) from three-point range while Brockport was held to 4 of 17 from long range.

WHAT’S NEXT
RIT opens their Liberty League schedule at home this Friday (Dec. 6) when they host Bard at 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball defeats Union, 88-78

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Senior guard Brock Bowen poured in a career-high 27 points to lead RIT past Union, 88-71, Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the scored tied 6-6 early in the game, the Tigers used a 13-2 run to take a 16-8 lead with 12:52 on the clock in the first half.
• The visiting Garnett Chargers used a 7-2 burst to end the half trailing 36-34.
• Union would take the lead two minutes into the second half when Matthew Garside made a layup to make it a 42-40 Union lead.
• RIT took control of the game when Bowen hit a three to make it a 57-53 Tigers advantage with 13:44 on the clock.

GAME NOTES

• Bowen’s nine three-pointers is just two shy of the record 11 which was set by A.J. Hoarde on Jan. 12, 2016 in a 104-101 double overtime win at home against Union.
• As a team, RIT was clutch from the free-throw line in the second half, making 13 of 15 shots.
• Senior guard Chase Dickens pitched in 22 points after going 8 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc as well as converting a pair of free-throws.
• Senior forward Josiah Turner added 12 points, and seven rebounds as graduate student guard Matt Caggianoscored 10 points to go along with a game-high six assists.
• The win puts RIT at 4-4 overall and improve to 1-1 in the Liberty League.

WHAT’S NEXT
RIT is back in action Friday (Jan. 3) when they visit Geneseo for their final non-conference game of the season. Game-time is scheduled for 4 p.m.