ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Jonny Angbazo scored 15 points, Dom Black had 13, and Will Rubin scored 10 for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's basketball team and the No. 19 Engineers defeated Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 64-58 in a Liberty League contest. Rensselaer improves to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference, while the Tigers are now 5-3 and 1-1.

Sophomore guard Brock Bowen scored 15 points for RIT, which saw senior forward Kevin Ryan score 17, while junior guard Matt Caggiano chipped in 10 points off the bench. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rubin gave the Engineers a 12-6 lead on his jumper early in the first half.
• Junior guard Mark Osime scored to cut the RPI lead to 12-8.
• Ryan converted two free throws with 8:27 remaining that cut the Engineers lead to two points, while Caggiano drained a three-pointer to make it a one-point game.
• RPI closed out the first half on a 14-2 run to lead 32-19 at the half.
• Dylan Matchett gave RPI a 51-39 lead on his three-pointer.
• Caggiano score with 6:41 remaining to cut the deficit to five points.
• Black gave the Engineers a 61-51 lead with 3:03 remaining.
• Caggiano cut the lead to 61-58 on his free throw with 35-seconds remaining.
• Chuck Clemons secured the win with a pair of free throws in the closing seconds. 

GAME NOTES

• RIT shot 43.5 percent from the floor on 20-of-45 shooting.
• The Tigers went 8-of-23 from beyond the arc, but just 1 for 10 in the first half when RPI opened a 32-19 lead
• RIT out-rebounded RPI, 30-28.