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yearwood
90
Winner RIT RIT 5-4,1-1 Liberty League
82
SUNY Geneseo Genes 3-6,0-0 Empire 8
Winner
RIT RIT
5-4,1-1 Liberty League
90
Final
82
SUNY Geneseo Genes
3-6,0-0 Empire 8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
RIT RIT 47 31 12 90
SUNY Geneseo Genes 45 33 4 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls To RIT In Overtime

GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's basketball team forced overtime against RIT on Friday afternoon in Schrader Gym, but they were unable to pull out the win in their first game of 2025 with a 90-82 defeat. The loss drops the Knights to 3-6 on the season and RIT improves to 5-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • James Burton opened the scoring for Geneseo with a three on their second possession, then Colin Gentile converted a layup and a three on the following two possessions to give the Knights a quick 8-6 lead. The Knights stayed hot from behind the arc as Burton knocked down another and then Robert Pericolosi drained a three of his own to tie the score at 16 with 14 minutes on the clock in the first half.
  • Later in the first half, the Tigers went on a run to go up 47-39 with three minutes left to play. However, Geneseo's defense was able to lock them up and keep RIT off the scoreboard for the closing minutes, allowing the Knights to close the gap to 47-45 at halftime.
  • After back-and-forth action for most of the second half, Geneseo was trailing 78-75 with just a minute left to play. Sebastian Pacheco was able to make a layup with 38 seconds on the clock, and then come up with a steal on the defensive end to give the Knights a chance to win. Robert Pericolosi drew a foul near the top of the key with just over a second left to play, and made one of two free throws to force overtime.
  • In overtime, Pacheco and Colin Gentile scored the opening four points for Geneseo and gave them an 82-81 lead, but the Knights couldn't get anything else to drop in the closing minutes and fell 90-82.
QUICK FACTS:
  • Pacheco filled up the box score for Geneseo, registering a double-double on 16 points and 13 assists. He also chipped in five rebounds and five steals.
  • Colin Gentile scored a game-high 25 points, a new career-high for the freshman, while Pericolosi joined the double-digit scorers with 10 and a team-high 11 rebounds.
  • The Knights tallied 10 steals in the game, leading to 22 points off turnovers in the contest compared to just 11 from the Tigers.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will begin Empire 8 action on Tuesday, Jan 7 at SUNY Poly at 4 p.m.
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