Onyiriuka was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Uche Nduzibu (12 points, six rebounds) and Joe Canty (nine points, three assists, three blocks, two steals) from Rochester, Pete Moran (21 points, three steals) of John Carroll, Greg Bienemann of Washington & Lee, and Michael Stallings of Eastern Connecticut State.
Tim Brackney scored 12 points in 10 minutes for Rochester. Max Kaplan had 10 points and eight assists in 22 minutes off the bench.
Moran was JCU’s only double figure scorer. Jon Franks and Derek Smith scored seven apiece for the Blue Streaks.
A layup by Kule Roggenburk pulled JCU within 17-14 with 7:50 left in the first half. Kaplan fed Onyiriuka for a dunk and Ndubizu for a layup as part of an extended 12-2 run over six minutes that put Rochester ahead, 29-16, with 1:50 left. It was 33-22 at halftime.
Smith scored five of his seven points in a 98-second span of the second half that pulled John Carroll within 12, 44-32, with 14:59 left in the game. Mike Goia scored on a pair of breakaway layups and added one free throw to stretch the lead back to 17, 49-32, in the next 29 seconds.
Onyiriuka hit 9 of 12 from the floor and Ndubizu made six of nine floor shots. Rochester shot 59.6% for the game (34 of 57), 64% in the second half (21 of 33). JCU made only six of 23 in the first 20 minutes (26.1%) and 31.7% for the game (19 of 60).
Moran tied a tournament single game record by making all of his free throws. His total of 11 for 11 is the most by any player shooting 100% from the line.
ROCHESTER 91, JOHN CARROLL 61 JOHN CARROLL (3-1) Pete Moran 5-13 11-11 21; Derek Smith 2-5 3-5 7; Jon Franks 3-6 1-2 7; John Curran 3-9 0-0 6; Kyle Roggenburk 3-4 0-0 6; Demetrius Travis 2-8 0-0 4; Justin Ragor 0-8 4-4 4; Chris Day 0-4 4-6 4; Joe Kimener 1-2 0-0 2; Ryan Riggs 0-0 0-0 0; Tony DeMichele 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 19-60 23-30 61. ROCHESTER (4-1) Onyiriuka, Jon 9-12 1-2 19; Ndubizu, Uche 6-9 0-2 12; Brackney, Tim 3-5 4-4 12; Kaplan, Max 2-2 6-7 10; Canty, Joe 3-6 3-4 9; Goia, Mike 3-8 2-4 8; Milbrand, Dan 3-5 1-1 7; Juron, Jeff 2-2 0-0 4; Thorne, William 1-1 2-4 4; Dominiak, Robert 1-2 0-0 3; Snider, Eric 1-1 0-0 2; Chmielowiec, Michael 0-2 1-2 1; Razin, Dmitry 0-1 0-0 0; Baudinet, Brian 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-57 20-30 91. John Carroll.................. 22 39 - 61 Rochester..................... 33 58 - 91 3-point goals-John Carroll 0-11 (Pete Moran 0-2; John Curran 0-3; Demetrius Travis 0-2; Justin Ragor 0-4), Rochester 3-11 (Brackney, Tim 2-3; Dominiak, Robert 1-2; Canty, Joe 0-3; Goia, Mike 0-2; Chmielowiec, Michael 0-1). Fouled out--John Carroll-None, Rochester-None. Rebounds-John Carroll 25 (Derek Smith 6), Rochester 47 (Onyiriuka, Jon 13). Assists-John Carroll 8 (Joe Kimener 3), Rochester 19 (Kaplan, Max 8). Total fouls-John Carroll 25, Rochester 22. A-250 All-Tournament Team: Greg Bienemann (WL), Michael Stallings (ECSU), Joe Canty (UR), Pete Moran (JCU), Uche Ndubizu (UR). MVP: Jon Onyiriuka (UR) UR ranked #23, JCU #16 by D3hoops.com