PITTSFORD, NY – Graduate student Chase Lewis led RIT (0-2) with 14 points in a 65-51 loss to St. John Fisher (2-2) in the opening game of the 2021 Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout at Nazareth.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Freshman guard Kris Laing laid the ball in off a steal from senior Curits Nesbit to cut the Fisher lead to 5-4 early in the first half.
• Laing scored five straight points, including a 3-pointer off a steal by senior Michael Young to cut the Cardinal's lead to 13-9 midway through the opening half.
• Sophomore Kenny Wilburn scored with 5:22 to play in the first half to make the score 20-11, stopping a 7-0 Fisher run.
• The Cardinals led by as many as 16 points in the first half and led 34-20 at the half.
• Fisher increased its lead to 24 points in the second half on the strength of a 19-9 run.
• RIT went on an 8-0 spurt late in the second half, cutting the Fisher lead 53-39 on a bucket by junior Keegan Ocorr.

 
GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 18-of-64 from the floor, including 3-of-24 from beyond the arc.
• Lewis led RIT with 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range.
• Laing finished with 10 points, while Young grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked two shots and scored five points.

 
UP NEXT
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Nov. 20) at Nazareth in the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout at 8:00 PM.