Rochester, NY - The D'Youville men's basketball team suffered a 105-67 loss to the RIT Tigers on Saturday afternoon.

RIT got out ahead of the Spartans early on in the game, leading 10-3 after 3:30 of play. As play continued, Darrius Hartzog (Rochester, NY/Wilson Magnet) scored eight consecutive points for the men as they drew to within five as they trailed 16-11. A three from the Tigers would make their lead eight, but D'Youville would pull to within three after a Wanya Bruce (Rochester, NY/Fairport) three.

Through the middle of the first half, D'Youville would remain within two possessions of overtaking RIT for the lead. Trailing by five, the Spartans would go cold on offense as the Tigers took a 12-point lead with over seven minutes to go in the half. That lead would continue to grow as the half drew to a close as RIT led D'Youville 53-35.

In the second half, the Tigers continued to pull away from the Spartans. RIT took over a 24-point lead and continued to hold a large lead to the end, winning the game 105-67.

Hartzog and Jagdeep Drumgoole (Rochester, NY/Early College) led the team with 13 points while Juan Miguel Rosales (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Village School) and Ryan Davis (Darian Center, NY/Alexander) each tallied a team high five rebounds. Bruce added 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists in the game.

Noah Denz (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora) led the team with three assists while Torree Cheatham (Lockport, NY/Lockport) and Brian Sharp (Newark, NY/Newark) each scored six points. Jake Funderburk (Amherst, NY/Amherst) grabbed a pair of rebounds.

The next game for the men will come this Wednesday, November 20 as they open up their conference schedule at Hilbert at 6:00pm.