ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY – The RIT men's basketball team (10-10, 6-5 Liberty League) couldn't keep up with Bard (7-14, 4-8 Liberty League) in the second half, falling 67-59 on Friday night.
 
A.J. Horde led the Tigers with 13 points, adding five rebounds, three assists, and five steals. Sheldon Clay (Detroit, MI/University of Detroit Jesuit) notched a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Lewis (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) scored eight of his 12 points in the final 1:18 of regulation, while Mitch Herman (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) added nine, including his 100th collegiate 3-point basket.
 
DeVahnte Moosley led Bard with 19 points and nine rebounds. Four Bard players scored in double figures, and on defense held the Tigers to 33 percent from the field, and 6-for-25 from the three-point line.
 
The Tigers fall to 8-2 against the Raptors, splitting the season series. The last time they played, on January 23, the Tigers outlasted the Raptors in a 77-69 double overtime victory.
 
Much like the last game, the contest was close early on, as RIT and Bard traded leads during the first half, as RIT led at halftime, 30-29.
 
Bard began to pull away midway through the second half. A Herman three pushed the lead to its largest at 35-30, but Bard quickly responded with five straight points to tie the game at 35. From there, the Raptors went on a 15-5 run to push the lead to 10, at 50-40. 
 
The Tigers made one last push, as Horde scored five straight points to cut the deficit in half. Bard responded, as Armando Dunn scored on a traditional three-point play to hold the Tigers off, pushing the Raptors to victory.
 
Despite the loss, RIT still remains near the top of a competitive Liberty League standings. The Tigers are in a three-way tie for third with Vassar and Union at 6-5, just one game behind first place St. Lawrence, and a half-game behind idle Skidmore.
 
The Tigers will look to improve in the standings, concluding their road swing with a matchup against Vassar on Saturday at 4 p.m.