Courtesy of RITAthletics.com
ROCHESTER, NY – RIT sophomore guard Brock Bowen scored 15 points in the Tigers 64-58 loss to No. 19 Rensselaer, Saturday.
Senior forward Kevin Ryan scored 17 points, while junior guard Matt Caggiano chipped in 10 points off the bench.
Will Rubin gave the Engineers a 12-6 lead on his jumper early in the first half.
Junior guard Mark Osime scored to cut the RPI lead to 12-8.
Ryan converted two free throws with 8:27 remaining that cut the Engineers lead to two points, while Caggiano drained a three-pointer to make it a one-point game.
RPI closed out the first half on a 14-2 run to lead 32-19 at the half.
Dylan Matchett gave RPI a 51-39 lead on his three-pointer.
Caggiano score with 6:41 remaining to cut the deficit to five points.
Dom Black gave the Engineers a 61-51 lead with 3:03 remaining.
Caggiano cut the lead to 61-58 on his free throw with 35-seconds remaining.
Chuck Clemons secured the win with a pair of free throws in the closing seconds.
RIT shot 43.5 percent from the floor on 20-of-45 shooting.
The Tigers went 8-of-23 from beyond the arc.
RIT outrebounded RPI, 30-28.
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RIT returns to action on Tuesday (Jan. 3) at Rochester at 5:00 P.M.
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