The Yellowjackets (25-1) move into the East/Northeast Sectionals against Keene State College of New Hampshire. The second game of the Sectionals pairs SUNY Brockport against defending national champion Williams College. A site for the sectionals will be announced by the Division III Men’s Basketball Committee on March 7.
Jeff Sidney and Matt Morley led the Cardinals with 15 points apiece. Nick Bennett scored 13 , Sean O’Brien had 12, and Raymie Auman scored 10. Fisher, which defeated Hamilton, 90-83, on Thursday, finished 22-7.
Hauben scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in the first half as Rochester opened a 34-18 lead. He hit two jumpers and made a free throw to key a 17-3 run over six minutes. Rochester led, 30-15, with 4:15 to play. The Yellowjackets got three point goals from Brendan McAllister and Gabe Perez in the spurt.
“We like to establish our inside game early,” Hauben said. “When we can wear them down on defense, it tires them out on offense.”
The Cardinals couldn’t cut into the double digit lead but managed to shorten the game in the second half with three-point shots, then sending Rochester to the foul line. The tactic worked six weeks ago in the JPMorgan Chase Scholarship Tournament. This time, Rochester hit 30 of 38 from the line, 12 in the last 2:05.
“We tried to double down on (Hauben) a little more,” said St. John Fisher coach Rob Kornaker. “He’s just too strong and gets the ball in too deep.”
Newspaper Box Score St. John Fisher vs Rochester 03/06/04 8 pm at Palestra, Rochester, NY - NCAA 2nd Round At Palestra, Rochester, NY - NCAA 2nd Round ROCHESTER 75, ST. JOHN FISHER 66 ST. JOHN FISHER (22-7) Jeff Sidney 6-13 3-3 15; Matt Morley 2-11 9-11 15; Nick Bennett 5-10 0-1 13; Sean O'Brien 4-8 0-0 12; Raymie Auman 4-7 0-0 10; Nick Ripple 0-4 1-2 1; Corey Hepburn 0-2 0-0 0; Pat McGee 0-2 0-0 0; Pete Gillett 0-1 0-0 0; Mike Allen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 13-17 66. ROCHESTER (25-1) Hauben, Seth 9-14 5-7 23; Larkin, Andy 2-5 13-14 17; Perez, Gabe 1-5 7-9 10; Canty, Joe 2-2 1-2 6; McAllister, Brendan 2-6 0-0 6; Mee, Ryan 1-2 2-2 5; Jones, Brian 1-1 2-4 4; Wisseh, Makedo 1-4 0-0 2; Briggs, Ross 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 20-40 30-38 75. St. John Fisher............... 18 48 - 66 Rochester..................... 34 41 - 75 3-point goals-St. John Fisher 11-30 (Sean O'Brien 4-5; Nick Bennett 3-8; Raymie Auman 2-5; Matt Morley 2-6; Pat McGee 0-2; Pete Gillett 0-1; Mike Allen 0-1; Jeff Sidney 0-2), Rochester 5-9 (McAllister, Brendan 2-5; Canty, Joe 1-1; Perez, Gabe 1-1; Mee, Ryan 1-2). Fouled out--St. John Fisher-None, Rochester-Canty, Joe. Rebounds-St. John Fisher 22 (Matt Morley 7), Rochester 38 (Hauben, Seth 17). Assists-St. John Fisher 11 (Sean O'Brien 3; Raymie Auman 3), Rochester 14 (Canty, Joe 4; Perez, Gabe 4). Total fouls-St. John Fisher 25, Rochester 17. A-1025 Rochester advances to the sectionals versus Keene St. (NH) at a site to be determined next Friday.