Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Four players scored in double-figures as the Skidmore College men's basketball team picked up an 81-77 Liberty League win over RPI, Saturday afternoon at the Williamson Sports Center.
The Thoroughbreds improve to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in Liberty League play, while the Engineers fall to 10-7 overall and 4-3 league.
In the first half, Skidmore raced out to a 9-1 lead and led by as many as 12 after a layup from
Terron Victoria (Albany, N.Y./Bishop Maginn). RPI fought back though and cut the lead down to one on Travis Jones' jumper with 34 seconds remaining in the half, but the Thoroughbreds answered back as Victoria hit a three-pointer from the corner to beat the clock and give Skidmore a 37-33 lead heading into the half.
Jones came out and scored the first five points of the second half to give the Engineers a one-point lead but unfortunately for RPI, it would be their only lead of the contest as the Thoroughbreds came right back with a 10-2 run to push the lead back up to nine. The Engineers hung tough and got within one at 59-58 on a pair of free throws from D.J. Blakemore with 6:30 remaining. The Thoroughbreds shot 5-of-8 from the floor and 10-for-10 from the line over the final 6:30 to put away RPI and earn an 81-77 victory.
Brian Lowry (West Hartford, Conn.) came off the bench to lead Skidmore in scoring for the second straight game, scoring 19 on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor and 8-of-8 shooting from the line.
Gerard O'Shea (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Averill Park) had 14 points and a game-high six assist and
Quenten Howard (New Haven, Conn.) and Victoria chipped in with 12 and 10, respectively.
Jones led the way for the Engineers, scoring 27 off the bench on 10-of-17 shooting. Blakemore added 14 points and Matthew Pooly chipped in with 10.
The Thoroughbreds scored 25 points off 19 RPI turnovers and had 19 assists on 26 made baskets.
Skidmore returns to action on Tuesday at Union for an 8 p.m. tip.
Newspaper Box Score
RPI vs Skidmore College
1/29/11 4:00 pm at Williamson Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Williamson Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
SKIDMORE COLLEGE 81, RPI 77
RPI (10-7,4-3 Liberty)
Travis Jones 10-17 3-3 27; DJ Blakemore 4-12 5-6 14; Matthew Pooley 4-5 1-1
10; Jeremy Bull 2-4 4-4 8; Matt Dixon 2-3 3-3 7; Joe Gibbons 3-5 0-1 6;
Daniel Martin 0-0 3-5 3; Mike Brion 1-6 0-0 2; Jeremy Moylan 0-3 0-0 0;
Andrew Darst 0-1 0-0 0; Jamie Zajac 0-2 0-0 0; Pat Harrington 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 26-59 19-23 77.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (11-7,5-2 Liberty)
Brian Lowry 4-8 8-8 19; Gerard O'Shea 4-8 4-4 14; Quenten Howard 5-11 2-2
12; Terron Victoria 3-7 3-4 10; Melvis Langyintuo 3-6 2-4 8; John Mantas 2-9
0-0 5; Perun Kovacevic 2-2 0-0 4; Kevin Dahill 1-3 2-2 4; Jeff Altimar 1-3
0-0 3; Kyle Clark 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-59 21-24 81.
RPI........................... 33 44 - 77
Skidmore College.............. 37 44 - 81
3-point goals--RPI 6-19 (Travis Jones 4-8; Matthew Pooley 1-2; DJ Blakemore
1-5; Mike Brion 0-3; Jeremy Bull 0-1), Skidmore College 8-24 (Brian Lowry
3-6; Gerard O'Shea 2-4; Jeff Altimar 1-3; John Mantas 1-5; Terron Victoria
1-2; Melvis Langyintuo 0-2; Quenten Howard 0-2). Fouled out--RPI-None,
Skidmore College-None. Rebounds--RPI 39 (Jeremy Moylan 7), Skidmore College
33 (Melvis Langyintuo 8). Assists--RPI 9 (Matthew Pooley 2; DJ Blakemore 2),
Skidmore College 19 (Gerard O'Shea 6). Total fouls--RPI 19, Skidmore College
22. Technical fouls--RPI-None, Skidmore College-None. A-360
