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91
Winner RIT RIT 1-0,0-0 Liberty League
64
Wells Wells 0-3,0-0 United East
Winner
RIT RIT
1-0,0-0 Liberty League
91
Final
64
Wells Wells
0-3,0-0 United East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
RIT RIT 47 44 91
Wells Wells 33 31 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

McVean wins 600th as Men's Basketball downs Wells, 91-64

AURORA, N.Y. – RIT head coach Bob McVean won his 600th game in the Tigers 91-64 win at Wells, Tuesday. His 600 wins is the most in program history and third among active Division III coaches.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Senior guard Matt Caggiano capped off an 11-0 RIT run with his three-pointer with 12:10 remaining in the first half to give the Tigers a 21-10 lead.
  • Wells' Billy McRae cut the RIT lead to 27-24 on his dunk.
  • Senior forward Kenny Wilburn gave RIT a 42-30 lead on his bucket with 1:41 to play and first-year guard Luke Granto hit a three-pointer with four seconds to play in the half to give RIT a 47-34 halftime lead.
  • Junior guard Brock Bowen scored off an assist from Wilburn early in the second half to extend the RIT lead to 49-35.
  • Evan Hauser hit a jump shot with 17:30 remaining to cut the RIT lead to 49-40.
  • The Tigers went on a 12-2 run, extending its lead to 61-42 on a bucket from Wilburn with 14:00 to play.
  • Bowen drained a three-pointer off an offensive rebound from first-year guard Brody Brown to give the Tigers a 91-62 lead.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Wilburn scored a career-high 32 points on 15-of-19 shooting
  • Caggiano and Bowen each scored 15, while junior Chase Dickens scored 13
  • RIT shot 37-of-72 (51.4%) from the floor, including 10-of-27 from beyond the arc
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Thursday (Nov. 16) at St. John Fisher in the opening game of the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout at 8:00 p.m.