The Bombers (4-6, 1-1 Empire 8) opened the game with a 19-4 run and held a 33-18 lead heading into halftime.
Houck made 5 of 8 shots from three-point range, and Bellis finished with three steals to pace Ithaca. Junior forward Brian Andruskiewicz (Montville/Oakdale, Conn.) had eight points and 14 rebounds, and junior guard Jon Whetstone (Palo Alto/Palo Alto, Calif.) contributed six points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
The Hawks (1-9, 0-2 Empire 8) received 13 points from freshman guard/forward Greg Betancourt (Northern Highlands/Allendale, N.J.). Senior forward Mike Leighton (Boothbay Regional/Boothbay, Maine) had eight points and five rebounds, and freshman forward Eddie McAdoo (LaSalle Institute/Troy, N.Y.) added seven points.
Hartwick will travel to meet Utica College for an Empire 8 Conference game at 8 p.m. Friday.
ITHACA 72, HARTWICK 46 ITHACA (4-6) Jon Whetstone 3-9 0-0 6, Jim Bellis 5-12 3-4 14, Ian Houck 5-9 0-0 15, Jesse Roth 3-8 0-0 6, Brian Andruskiewicz 3-6 2-2 8, Nate Thomas 1-3 3-4 6, Matt Mazone 1-4 0-0 2, Brian Joe 2-4 0-0 6, Matt Calabro 0-0 0-0 0, Sean Backus 1-1 0-0 2, Brian McCarthy 1-1 0-0 2, Sean Stahn 2-4 1-2 5. Totals: 27-61 9-12 72. HARTWICK (1-9) Matt Simoneschi 0-2 0-0 0, Tim Kindlon 1-5 2-2 4, Greg Betancourt 6-16 0-0 13, Sterling Green 0-1 3-4 3, Josh Mackenzie 1-9 1-2 3, Zach Turner 1-4 4-4 6, Christopher Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Eddie McAdoo 3-6 0-2 7, Mike Leighton 4-7 0-0 8, James Watkins 0-0 0-0 0, Mike Wawrzonek 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 17-54 10-14 46. Ithaca 33-39--72 Hartwick 18-28--46 3-Point Goals: Ithaca 9-24 (Jim Bellis 1-4, Ian Houck 5-8, Jesse Roth 0-3, Nate Thomas 1-3, Matt Mazone 0-2, Brian Joe 2-4), Hartwick 2-14 (Matt Simoneschi 0-1, Tim Kindlon 0-1, Greg Betancourt 1-2, Josh Mackenzie 0-5, Eddie McAdoo 1-2, Mike Wawrzonek 0-3). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Ithaca 40 (Brian Andruskiewicz 14), Hartwick 35 (Zach Turner 6). Assists: Ithaca 18 (Jon Whetstone 5), Hartwick 8 (Matt Simoneschi 2, Greg Betancourt 2). Total Fouls: Ithaca 13, Hartwick 10.