The teams traded baskets for the opening 3:35, when the Raiders used a 17-7 run, capped by a layup from Mark Sladzius, to extend an 8-6 lead to 25-13 with 11:55 left in the half.
SUNY Brockport trimmed the deficit to seven on four occasions in the half, the last coming on a free throw from Ben Bellucci at the end of the half, pulling the Golden Eagles to within 51-44 at intermission.
Neither team could gain the momentum early in the second half, but a pair of three pointers from Mychal Wilkes fueled a 10-2 spurt, trimming the deficit to 65-64 with 11:46 remaining. Roberts Wesleyan pushed the lead back to five points on four occasions, holding a lead of 77-72, with 7:08 left, but Brockport went on a 6-0 run, capped by the go ahead-jumper from Mack, to seize a 78-77 advantage with 5:35 remaining.
Joseph Jones connected on a three pointer to give the Raiders the lead for good, with 4:50 remaining. Brockport closed to within one point three times, the final time coming on a Jerry Cheves' free throw with 1:28 left in regulation. Roberts Wesleyan hit five of their final six free throws to preserve the win.
Bellucci and Cheves each scored 19 points for the Golden Eagles. Bellucci pulled in seven rebounds, while Cheves had five. Kenny Amparo finished with 14 points, while John Rother had 12 points and four blocks. Wilkes chipped in 10 points, three assists, and three steals.
The Raiders were paced by Alfonso Evans' 22 points, six rebounds, three assists, and four steals.
The SUNY Brockport men's basketball team will return to action on Tuesday, January, 17, when they host SUNY New Paltz. Tip-off will be at 8 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score SUNY Brockport vs Roberts Wesleyan 01/14/06 3:00 p.m. at Palestra, Rochester (Chase 3rd Place) At Palestra, Rochester (Chase 3rd Place) ROBERTS WESLEYAN 91, SUNY BROCKPORT 85 SUNY BROCKPORT (5-7) CHEVES, Jerry 6-10 2-3 19; BELLUCCI, Ben 7-10 4-7 19; AMPARO, Kenny 4-7 6-11 14; ROTHER, John 4-11 4-4 12; WILKES, Mychal 3-8 2-4 10; RUBERTONE, Dan 3-8 0-0 6; ZENKEL, Josh 1-6 1-2 3; MACK, Ian 1-2 0-0 2; KAYS, Eamon 0-0 0-0 0; HANLON, Jake 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 19-31 85. ROBERTS WESLEYAN (11-8) EVANS, Alfonso 8-14 4-5 22; JONES, Joseph 9-17 0-0 20; KISH, Mark 6-12 4-4 17; LIEBMAN, Jake 2-6 3-4 8; DROBAC, Vladimir 3-8 0-0 8; THOM, Greg 3-6 2-3 8; LEWIS, Benjamin 1-3 0-0 2; VUKOJEVIC, Dusan 1-3 0-0 2; SALADZIUS, Mark 1-1 0-0 2; UTHMAN, Taurean 1-3 0-0 2; LOCKWOOD, Jason 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 13-16 91. SUNY Brockport................ 44 41 - 85 Roberts Wesleyan.............. 51 40 - 91 3-point goals-SUNY Brockport 8-28 (CHEVES, Jerry 5-9; WILKES, Mychal 2-4; BELLUCCI, Ben 1-3; ZENKEL, Josh 0-5; MACK, Ian 0-1; HANLON, Jake 0-3; ROTHER, John 0-3), Roberts Wesleyan 8-17 (EVANS, Alfonso 2-5; JONES, Joseph 2-3; DROBAC, Vladimir 2-4; LIEBMAN, Jake 1-2; KISH, Mark 1-2; LEWIS, Benjamin 0-1). Fouled out--SUNY Brockport-RUBERTONE, Dan, Roberts Wesleyan-EVANS, Alfonso. Rebounds-SUNY Brockport 35 (BELLUCCI, Ben 7), Roberts Wesleyan 46 (KISH, Mark 9). Assists-SUNY Brockport 19 (ZENKEL, Josh 4), Roberts Wesleyan 19 (JONES, Joseph 7). Total fouls-SUNY Brockport 14, Roberts Wesleyan 21. A-100