Junior forward John Grazioli (St. Anthony's/Melville, N.Y.) led Hobart with 19 points, eight rebounds, and two blocked shots, while senior guard Mike Manning (Center Moriches/Mastic, N.Y.) chipped in 13 points.
Sean Leahy paced Ithaca with a game-high 22 points, while Brian Joe and Sean Burton contributed 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Ithaca (2-2) and Hobart (1-3) both made 20 field goals in the contest, but the Bombers sank six threes to the Statesmen's four. Ithaca also excelled at the charity stripe, making more than Hobart attempted (23 of 31 vs. 14 of 21).
The Bombers never really blew the game wide open, but, at the same time, the Statesmen were unable to mount a serious challenge to Ithaca's lead.
Hobart is back in action on Dec. 5, when the Statesmen travel to Rochester. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
ITHACA 69, HOBART 58 HOBART (1-3) John Grazioli 5-10 8-12 19; Mike Manning 5-12 3-4 13; Kevin Riley 4-10 0-0 9; Dan Matuzak 1-2 1-2 3; Andrew Ridore 1-2 0-0 3; Tim Ivory 1-3 1-1 3; Duncan Paddick 1-2 0-0 3; Sean McHugh 1-4 0-0 2; Rob Genovese 1-1 0-0 2; Rich Horshaw 0-0 1-2 1; Aasim Cunningham 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 14-21 58. ITHACA COLLEGE (2-2) Sean Leahy 6-12 7-7 22; Brian Joe 6-18 1-2 15; Sean Burton 2-7 8-8 13; Jeff Bostic 3-3 3-8 9; Tom Brown 1-3 3-4 5; Scott Ruffrage 2-4 0-0 4; Brad Clemente 0-0 1-2 1; Brendan Rogers 0-2 0-0 0; Dominic Scanlon 0-6 0-0 0; Sean Stahn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 23-31 69. Halftime-Ithaca 34-22. 3-point goals--Hobart 4-18 (Ridore 1-2; Paddick 1-1; Grazioli 1-3; Riley 1-3; McHugh 0-3; Cunningham 0-1; Ivory 0-2; Matuzak 0-1; Manning 0-2), Ithaca 6-28 (Leahy 3-6; Joe 2-10; Burton 1-5; Rogers 0-2; Scanlon 0-5). Fouled out--Hobart-Cunningham, Ithaca-Ruffrage. Rebounds--Hobart 35 (Riley 8; Grazioli 8), Ithaca 34 (Bostic 7). Assists--Hobart 7 (Manning 3), Ithaca 16 (Burton 5). Total fouls--Hobart 25, Ithaca 20. Technical fouls-None.