Bostic, who also lead the team with 3 blocks, pulled down a team-high four rebounds along with freshman center Tom Brown (Bayport-Blue Point) and sophomore guard Sean Burton (Notre Dame/Yorkville). Burton scored 23 points and made a game-high eight assists. Sophomore forward Sean Leahy (West Genesee/Syracuse) scored 11 points and junior forward Dominic Scanlon (Oswego/Oswego) registered nine points.
RIT had four players in double figures. They were lead by junior guard Barrett Zeinfield (Catalina Foothills/Tucson, Ariz.), who had 26 points. Junior forward Kenny Gethers (Bishop Grimes/Syracuse) finished with 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Senior center Tim Bacon (Massena/Massena) had 15 points and sophomore guard Rick Whitwood (Wellsville/Wellsville) scored 10 points.
In the first half, the Bombers scored 14 points off of RIT turnovers and shot 50% from the field. A pull-up three-pointer by Burton with 3:03 remaining tied the score at 35-35. The next Bomber possession, a jumper by Bostic at 2:24 gave Ithaca a 37-35 lead. Burton went 4-5 from three-point range in the first, while Bostic went 5-7 from the field and 7-8 from the free-throw line. The first half ended with the score even, 41-41.
In the second half, the Bombers again shot 50% from the field. The game was tied five times during the second. The Bombers kept the score close as they battled back from a 12 point deficit to close RIT's led to 84-82. A few RIT free-throws prevented the Bombers' comeback as the game ended 90-84.
Ithaca plays at Alfred Friday at 6 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score RIT vs Ithaca 01/20/07 4 p.m. at Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium) At Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium) RIT 90, ITHACA 84 RIT (8-7, 2-2 E8) Barrett Zeinfeld 6-8 12-14 26; Kenny Gethers 7-13 1-2 16; Tim Bacon 5-13 5-9 15; Rick Whitwood 4-10 0-1 10; Rob Hampton 3-3 2-2 8; Colin Roy 2-4 0-1 4; Mark Carson 2-4 0-0 4; Jim Torto 1-2 0-0 3; Scott Young 1-1 0-0 2; Phil Leslie 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-59 20-29 90. ITHACA (8-7, 3-2 E8) Jeff BOSTIC 10-14 7-8 27; Sean BURTON 7-12 4-4 23; Sean LEAHY 5-10 0-0 11; Dominic SCANLON 3-10 0-0 9; Tom BROWN 2-6 1-2 5; Brendan ROGERS 2-3 0-0 4; Scott RUFFRAGE 1-1 0-0 3; Sean STAHN 1-5 0-0 2; Alex ADRIEN 0-0 0-0 0; Louis Kail 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 12-14 84. RIT........................... 41 49 - 90 Ithaca........................ 41 43 - 84 3-point goals--RIT 6-13 (Rick Whitwood 2-6; Barrett Zeinfeld 2-4; Kenny Gethers 1-1; Jim Torto 1-1; Colin Roy 0-1), Ithaca 10-23 (Sean BURTON 5-7; Dominic SCANLON 3-10; Scott RUFFRAGE 1-1; Sean LEAHY 1-5). Fouled out--RIT-Rick Whitwood, Ithaca-Tom BROWN. Rebounds--RIT 45 (Kenny Gethers 8), Ithaca 24 (Tom BROWN 4; Sean BURTON 4; Jeff BOSTIC 4). Assists--RIT 13 (Colin Roy 4), Ithaca 17 (Sean BURTON 8). Total fouls--RIT 14, Ithaca 24. Technical fouls--RIT-None, Ithaca-None. Career-high 27 points for Jeff Bostic. Ithaca next travels to Alfred Friday, Jan. 26, at 8 p.m.