ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior forward Kevin Ryan scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the Tigers 88-79 loss at No. 5 Rochester, Tuesday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ryan scored off an assist from sophomore guard Brock Bowen early in the first half to give the Tigers a 6-2 lead.
• Sophomore center Andrew Fox scored off an assist from junior guard Matt Caggiano with 14:15 to play to give RIT a six-point lead.
• Sophomore guard Chase Dickens converted a pair of free throws with 12:00 remaining to give the Tigers an 18-13 lead.
• Rochester's Logan Jagodzinski gave the Yellowjackets a 19-18 lead on his layup with 12:15 to go, while T.C. Price capped off an 11-1 Rochester run with his free throw to give the Yellowjackets a 24-18 lead.
• Price drained a three-pointer to give the Yellowjackets a nine-point lead, but Ryan cut the Rochester lead to four on his layup.
• Dickens made it 31-27 on his jump shot with 4:50 remaining, while Bowen made 1-of-2 free throws to cut the lead to 46-40.
• Matt Wiele scored at the buzzer to give Rochester a 48-40 lead at halftime.
• Ross Gang hit a three-pointer early in the second half to increase the Rochester lead to 53-40, while Matt Niemczura made one-of-two free throws to increase the Yellowjackets lead to 14 points.
• Dickens converted two free throws with 12:07 to play to cut the Rochester lead to 66-56, and junior guard Ronnie Toole hit a three-pointer with 7:39 remaining to make it a seven-point game.
• Caggiano scored on a driving layup with 1:26 remaining to make it a four-point game, but Rochester scored the final five points to make it an 88-79 final.

 
GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 26-of-63 (41.3%) from the floor, including 4-of-18 from beyond the arc.
• Rochester outrebounded RIT, 38-36.
• Ryan shot 6-of-10 from the floor, 10-of-11 from the foul line and led the Tigers with nine rebounds.
• Dickens chipped in 10 points.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Jan. 6) at Hobart at 7:30 p.m.