Hobart struggled from the floor against Colgate's taller line up, shooting just 36.4 percent for the game. The Raiders shot 48.1 percent, while forcing 20 Statesmen turnovers and blocking seven Hobart shots.
Senior guard Joe Virgilio led all scorers with 11 points for Hobart, while sophomore forward John Grazioli added 10 points for Hobart. Kyle Roemer and Jon Simon each contributed 10 points to the winning-effort.
Hobart returns to action on Jan. 6-7, when the Statesmen travel to Virginia for the Marymount University Tournament.
COLGATE 72, HOBART 47 HOBART (2-5) Joe Virgilio 3-8 4-4 11; John Grazioli 5-8 0-0 10; Dan O'Grady 3-4 2-4 8; Colby Feane 2-8 4-4 8; Adam Frederic 3-6 0-0 7; Mike Manning 0-3 2-2 2; Cory Keeling 0-1 0-0 0; Assim Cunningham 0-1 0-0 0; Mike Mastro 0-2 0-0 0; Kevin Riley 0-1 0-0 0; Doug Murphy 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-44 13-16 47. Colgate (5-5) Jon Simon 3-9 1-2 10; Kyle Roemer 4-9 0-0 10; Alvin Reed 3-7 1-4 9; Marc Daniels 2-4 4-6 8; Kendall Chones 4-5 0-0 8; Jon Foss 3-5 0-0 6; Todd Checovich 2-4 0-0 6; Dan Gentile 2-2 0-0 6; Peter Minchella 2-3 0-0 4; Simon Knight 1-1 0-0 2; Trevaron Vinson 0-1 2-2 2; Kyle Chones 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 26-54 9-16 72. Halftime-Colgate 41-25. 3-point goals-Hobart 2-9 (Virgilio 1-4; Frederic 1-3; Feane 0-2), Colgate 11-26 (Simon 3-6; Roemer 2-7; Gentile 2-2; Reed 2-4; Checovich 2-4; Kyle Chones 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Hobart 31 (Feane 4; Manning 4; Grazioli 4), Colgate 30 (Roemer 4; Reed 4; Kendall Chones 4). Assists-Hobart 9 (Feane 3), Colgate 17 (Reed 4). Total fouls-Hobart 15, Colgate 15. A-507