ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sophomore Matt Caggiano scored 18 points to lead RIT (7-10, 5-6 Liberty League) to an 87-80 win over Clarkson (5-14, 2-10 Liberty League) Friday. Caggiano scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half, while freshman Brock Bowen tallied 15 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• RIT led 39-36 at halftime, shooting 15-of-38 from the floor.
• Clarkson's Chris Hulbert gave the Golden Knights a 15-5 lead on his bucket early in the half.
• Senior Michael Young scored with 9:47 to play to give the Tigers a 23-21 lead.
• Caggiano gave RIT a 34-28 on his three-pointer with 2:32 to play in the half.
• Bowen led RIT with 12 first-half points on 4-of-7 shooting, while freshman Andrew Fox tallied eight points off the bench.
• Clarkson's Teddy Fravel gave Clarkson a 43-41 lead on his layup early in the second half.
• Hulbert gave the Golden Knights a 46-43 lead on his jumper with 17:15 remaining.
• Young scored off an assist from Ocorr with 13:33 to play to give RIT a 52-48 lead.
• Caggiano drained two straight three-pointers, giving the Tigers a 66-59 lead on his three with 9:21 to play.
• Young converted a pair of free throws with 1:05 to play that gave RIT an 81-73 lead.
• Gearhart cut the RIT lead to 82-80 on his bucket with 27 seconds to play.
• Free throws from Caggiano, Ocorr and Bowen sealed the win for RIT.

 
GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 31-of-69 from the floor, including 9-of-23 from beyond the arc.
• Caggiano shot 6-of-12 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.
• Senior Michael Young tallied 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench, while Fox finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Hulbert scored 24 points to lead Clarkson.

 
UP NEXT
RIT is scheduled to return to action on Saturday (Feb. 5) against St. Lawrence at 4:00 P.M.