ROCHESTER, NY – RIT senior forward Kevin Ryan scored 16 points as the Tigers opened the Harold J. Brodie Tournament with a 77-71 victory against SUNY Canton.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers got on the board quickly: senior guard Keegan Ocorr got it to sophomore guard Brock Bowen for a three-pointer just nine seconds into the game.
• Ryan paced RIT early, scoring five of the Tigers' first 10 points as they pulled ahead to a 10-3 lead after five minutes.
• Canton then went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 10 before Ocorr hit a three with 12:51 left in the first to put RIT ahead, 13-10.
• The Kangaroos grabbed the lead with 8:21 left in the first half on an Eli Larson layup, 19-18.
• Canton increased its lead to five late in the first half, 33-28.
• RIT narrowed the lead to one on a thunderous dunk by junior forward Kenny Wilburn with 31 seconds left in the half, but a late layup by Canton's Quran Dubois ended the half, 36-33.
• The Tigers retook the lead on a three-pointer by junior guard Mark Osime early in the second half, but Canton retook it shortly after with 18 minutes left with a three of their own to make it 41-40.
• RIT then went on a 19-9 run to pull ahead to a 59-50 lead with 12:11 left, with Ryan leading the way with nine points in the span
• Osime hit a three with 9:05 left to extend the Tigers lead to 13, 67-54.
• The Tigers maintained a lead the rest of the way for a 77-71 win.

GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 51.9 from the floor on 28-of-54 shooting.
• The Tigers went 9-of-15 from beyond the arc and 12-of-24 from the free throw line.
• The Tigers outrebounded Canton, 38-28.
• Wilburn had 13 points and led the Tigers with eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
RIT completes the Harold J. Brodie Tournament when they play in the tournament finals against either LaRoche or Hamilton, Sunday at 3:00 P.M.