Murphy had nine points and five rebounds in the first half to help the Tigers (11-6, 5-1 Empire 8) take a 30-29 lead into halftime. The Hawks (2-14, 0-6 Empire 8) shot 11-for-25 (44 percent) and made 4-of-8 from three-point range in the first half.
Murphy made 6-of-12 field goals and connected on 6-of-11 three-point field goals in the contest. He also contributed eight rebounds in 32 minutes of action.
Bacon hauled in six rebounds, and senior forward Kyle Goff finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Freshman forward Josh Mackenzie led four Hartwick players in double figures with 15 points. Junior guard Tim Kindlon had 14 points, and freshman swingman Greg Betancourt contributed 11 points and five rebounds. Freshman forward Eddie McAdoo had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Hawks, who will play host to Nazareth for an Empire 8 game at 4 p.m. Saturday.
RIT 71, HARTWICK 59 RIT (11-6) Reggie Shore 0-0 2-2 2, Kyle Goff 4-10 1-2 12, Fran Snyder 0-5 1-2 1, Sean Murphy 6-12 1-2 19, Jesse Foote 3-7 1-2 7, Tyler Springer 0-2 4-4 4, Drew Martin 0-2 3-4 3, Barrett Zeinfeld 0-0 0-0 0, Kris Kowalczyk 0-0 0-0 0, Colin Roy 0-0 0-0 0, Brian Hill 3-6 3-5 9, Tim Bacon 5-7 4-5 14. Totals: 21-51 20-28 71. HARTWICK (2-14) Matt Simoneschi 0-0 0-0 0, Tim Kindlon 5-10 0-0 14, Chris Ward 0-4 0-0 0, Eddie McAdoo 4-9 2-2 11, Sterling Green 4-11 0-0 8, Zach Turner 0-0 0-0 0, John Montana 0-1 0-0 0, Greg Betancourt 4-8 1-1 11, Josh Mackenzie 6-12 2-3 15. Totals: 23-55 5-6 59. RIT 30-41--71 Hartwick 29-30--59 3-Point Goals: RIT 9-23 (Kyle Goff 3-8, Fran Snyder 0-3, Sean Murphy 6-11, Tyler Springer 0-1), Hartwick 8-18 (Tim Kindlon 4-7, Eddie McAdoo 1-2, John Montana 0-1, Greg Betancourt 2-3, Josh Mackenzie 1-5). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: RIT 40 (Sean Murphy 8), Hartwick 26 (Greg Betancourt 5). Assists: RIT 12 (Fran Snyder, Brian Hill 2), Hartwick 12 (Matt Simoneschi, Eddie McAdoo 3). Total Fouls: RIT 11, Hartwick 18.