SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – RIT sophomore center
Andrew Fox scored a career-high 24 points in the Tigers 76-78 loss at Skidmore, Saturday.
Junior guard
Matt Caggiano scored 17 points, sophomore forward
Kevin Ryan tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds, while junior guard
Mark Osime finished with 11 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Skidmore's Mark Engel hit a three-pointer to give the Thoroughbreds a 16-5 lead in the first half, while Tautvydas Kupstas made it a 14-point lead on his three with 13:19 to play.
- Kupstas sank a three-pointer with 2:51 remaining to give Skidmore a 17-point lead.
- Caggiano hit a three-pointer with eight seconds on the clock to cut the Skidmore lead to 40-30.
- The Tigers outscored Skidmore 15-4 in a five-minute span in the second half, tying the score at 58-58 on a Fox three-pointer with 11:07 remaining.
- Caggiano scored with 9:49 to play to give RIT a 61-59 lead, and junior forward Kenny Wilburn scored off an assist from Caggiano to give the Tigers a four-point lead.
- RIT went on an 11-0 run, capped off by a layup from sophomore guard Chase Dickens to extend the Tigers lead to 10 points.
- Skidmore outscored the Tigers 19-9 over the final 7:44.
- Kupstas scored with 1:56 to play to make it two-point game, while Greg Skoric made a free throw to make it 76-75, RIT.
- Kupstas put the Thoroughbreds ahead on his layup with five seconds to play, and Riley Green made one-of-two free throws to make it a 78-76 final.
GAME NOTES
- RIT shot 30-of-57 (52.6%) from the floor, including 10-of-16 three-pointers.
- Each team had 40 rebounds.
- Fox shot 10-of-16 from the floor, while Caggiano was 6-of-10.
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Tuesday (Jan. 10) against Ithaca at 7:30 p.m.
