ITHACA, N.Y. – RIT senior guard Matt Caggiano scored 19 points, including a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to lead RIT to an 84-83 win at Ithaca, Tuesday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Junior guard Chase Dickens hit a three-pointer to give RIT a 13-9 lead inside the first five minutes of the game.
• Ithaca's Andrew Geschickter capped off a 10-0 Ithaca run with a three-pointer with 12:53 remaining to give the Bombers a 19-13 lead.
• Senior guard Brandon Weiss hit a three-pointer with 3:39 to play in the half to give RIT a 36-33 lead, capping off a 10-2 Tiger's run.
• Senior forward Kenny Wilburn scored off an assist from Dickens with 1:27 remaining to give RIT a 41-38 halftime lead.
• Logan Wendell hit a three-pointer 20 seconds into the second half to tie the score at 41-41.
• Junior forward Jackson Otis grabbed the offensive rebound and scored to give RIT a 48-45 lead early in the half, while Dickens scored with 15:54 to play to give the Tigers a 54-47 lead.
• Junior forward Josiah Turner scored off a feed from Caggiano to give RIT a 65-59 lead, while Dickens made 1-of-2 free throws with 6:52 remaining to give the Tigers a 70-64 lead.
• Ithaca took a 77-74 lead on a Triston Wennersten three-pointer with 3:21 remaining to cap off a 13-4 Bombers run.
• Turner made a pair of free throws with 2:03 remaining to cut the Ithaca lead to 79-78.
• Ithaca's Aidan Holmes gave the Bombers an 81-79 lead with a pair of free throws with 1:49 to play.
• Caggiano scored to cut the deficit to 81-80 and Turner laid the ball in off an offensive rebound with 42 seconds remaining to give RIT an 82-81 lead.
• Wendell scored with 25 seconds to play to give Ithaca an 83-82 lead, but Caggiano drained two free throws with 18 seconds to play to give the Tigers an 84-83 edge.
• Dickens stole the ball in the closing seconds to secure the win for RIT.

 
GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 20-of-50 from the floor, including 11 three-pointers
• Dickens scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Bowen finished with 12 points
• Turner scored 10 points and senior guard Keegan Ocorr ked RIT with six assists

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Feb. 9) at Vassar at 7:30 p.m.