SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – In a game that featured nine lead changes, the Ithaca College men's basketball team was unable to come out on top as the Bombers fell to Union College, 91-77, on the road in the Viniar Athletic Center.  With the loss, Ithaca evened its season record at 4-4 while the Dutchmen improved to 3-3.

The Bombers jumped out to an early lead after using a 9-1 run over the game's first three minutes of play.  Union would string together six unanswered points of its own to make it a one possession game, 9-7, but the Bombers knocked down seven quick points including back-to-back 3-pointers in a span of 16 seconds by junior Marc Chasin to push their edge back to nine points, 17-8.

The lead would remain in Ithaca's hands over the next eight minutes until the Dutchmen found their grove offensively late in the first half to the tune of an 11-0 run, which resulted in a five-point lead, 33-28, with 5:46 still to go before the break.

The advantage didn't last long, however, and would swap hands again after a 3-pointer in the corner by Matt Flood sparked a 9-0 spurt by Ithaca to push the visitors back ahead, 39-35.  The Bombers maintained the edge until a final second heave by Union found its mark as both teams headed into their respective locker rooms with the score tied at 46-46.

Coming out of the halftime break, both teams were firing on all cylinders as the lead changed hands eight times over the half's first four minutes, but Union would eventually take the lead for good as a pair of free throws started a streak of 12 straight points for the home team to make it an 11-point margin, 66-55.

Ithaca would cut the lead to seven points with four consecutive free throws by Chasin, but another run by the Dutchmen put the game out of reach as Ithaca fell, 91-77.

Chasin posted his first double-double of the season after scoring 20 points along with a team-high 11 rebounds.  Joey Flanagan continued to score the ball and finished with a team-high 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field.  Flanagan also added seven rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.  Flood contributed 11 points and Gabe Perez-Ronchetta netted nine to go along with eight boards on the defensive glass.  

The Bombers play their final game before breaking until early January when they travel to Geneva at 2 p.m. on Saturday for a non-conference matchup with the Hobart College Statesmen.