POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Senior Travis Jones scored a game-best 14 points to lead the Rensselaer men's basketball to a 72-46 victory at Vassar in Liberty League action on Tuesday. The win marks the third straight for the Engineers, who remain undefeated in conference play at 3-0 and are now 9-4 overall. The Brewers drop to 3-11 and 1-2 in the Liberty League.

RPI closed out the first half with an 11-1 run after a 24-24 tie and iced the game on a 24-4 tear that spanned the final 10 minutes of the game. The Engineers shot 10-22 (45.5%) from beyond the arc to 4-14 (28.6%) for the Brewers.

The Brewers host Hobart this Friday, January 21 at 8:00 p.m. and Hamilton on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at the Athletics and Fitness Center. The Engineers host Hamilton on Friday at 8:00 and Hobart on Saturday at 4:00 at the East Campus Arena.

Trailing 19-24 with 5:46 remaining, the Brewers pushed the ball up court and freshman Sam Rappaport finished with a fast break layup. 

The Brewers earned another defensive stop on the subsequent possession and converted it into a triple by sophomore Jon Herzog to tie the game at 24-24. RPI senior guard Andrew Darst hit two free throws on the next possession to begin the 11-1 run culminating with a 35-25 halftime lead. RPI shot 4-7 from the floor during the stretch.

In the second half, the Brewers pulled within six points at 46-42 with 10:49 remaining on back to back jumpers from junior guard Caleb McGraw and a free throw by Herzog. The Engineers scored on the next five possessions to build the lead to 59-42 with 8:09 remaining. The Engineer surge swelled to a 24-4 run, resulting in a 72-46 finish.

RPI turned nine second half Brewer turnovers into 12 points and found 20 points off the bench. In all, the Engineers held a 19-6 advantage in points off turnovers and a 34-12 advantage in bench points.

In addition to Jones, RPI's Darst posted a 12- point, 10-rebound double-double.

Vassar junior forward John Donnelly tied for a game high 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds. McGraw posted nine points and four rebounds.