Brendan McAllister scored a career-high 18 points in 19 minutes off the bench. He sank five three-point goals. Freshman Jon Onyiriuka added 13 points and seven rebounds.
Nate Sanzo scored 11 points for Fredonia. He was the only Blue Devil in double figures. Chris Donahue added nine points.
Rochester will play Stevens Tech in the championship game. The Ducks defeated Denison (OH), 64-56. Fredonia will play Denison in the consolation game.
The Yellowjackets broke it open with a 22-6 run over 9 minutes midway through the first half. McAllister hit four three-point goals in the burst and finished the run with a driving fast break layup off a half-court pass from freshman Jeff Juron.
It was 43-29 at halftime.
ROCHESTER 84, SUNY FREDONIA 56 SUNY FREDONIA (0-1) SANZO, Nate 5-8 1-4 11; DONAHUE, Chris 2-6 5-5 9; ANDERSON, Tim 2-7 1-2 5; MOSLEY, Gary 2-9 1-2 5; WATKINS, Devin 1-4 2-2 5; THOMAS, Randall 2-4 0-0 4; ALASSARI, Taha 2-7 0-0 4; KENSY, Chris 2-3 0-0 4; RICHMOND, Matthew 1-3 0-1 3; GORDON, Kyle 1-2 1-4 3; GALATIO, Steve 0-3 2-2 2; RUBE, Chris 0-4 1-2 1; REICHLMAYR, Kevin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-61 14-24 56. ROCHESTER (1-0) Hauben, Seth 9-12 2-4 20; McAllister, Brendan 6-8 1-2 18; Onyiriuka, Jon 4-7 5-5 13; Milbrand, Dan 3-3 0-2 6; Canty, Joe 2-4 2-3 6; Goia, Mike 2-6 0-0 5; Dominiak, Robert 2-3 0-0 5; Brackney, Tim 1-4 1-2 4; Snider, Eric 2-2 0-0 4; Mee, Ryan 1-3 0-1 3; Thorne, Will 0-1 0-0 0; Juron, Jeff 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 32-56 11-19 84. Halftime: Rochester 43, Fredonia 29. 3-point goals-SUNY Fredonia 2-18 (WATKINS, Devin 1-3; RICHMOND, Matthew 1-2;ANDERSON, Tim 0-3; MOSLEY, Gary 0-3; ALASSARI, Taha 0-1; RUBE, Chris 0-3;DONAHUE, Chris 0-3), Rochester 9-21 (McAllister, Brendan 5-7; Brackney, Tim 1-3; Dominiak, Robert 1-2; Goia, Mike 1-3; Mee, Ryan 1-3; Thorne, Will 0-1; Juron, Jeff 0-2). Fouled out--SUNY Fredonia-None, Rochester-None. Rebounds-SUNY Fredonia 29 (ANDERSON, Tim 5), Rochester 46 (Hauben, Seth 16). Assists-SUNY Fredonia 7 (RUBE, Chris 3), Rochester 20 (Brackney, Tim 6). Total fouls-SUNY Fredonia 21, Rochester 22. A-1000