ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's basketball team earned their first win of the 2019-20 season with a convincing, 86-56, victory over Elmira College inside Speidel Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Ithaca is now 1-1 on the season after the opening weekend at the Elmira Tip-Off Tournament.

Seniors Sebastian Alderete and Riley Thompson were named to the all-tournament team at the conclusion of the weekend. Alderete scored 32 points over the two-game stretch, while Thompson netted 48 points.

Alderete and Thompson each finished with 19 points on Saturday. Alderete was 7-of-12 from the field and 5-of-8 from 3-point range, while Thompson went 6-for-12 overall and 5-for-8 from distance.

Sinon added 10 points, nine assists and five rebounds, while senior Jake Mitchell chipped in eight points and six boards. Freshman Jack Stern scored seven points in six minutes of action, while junior Bryan Karl, sophomore Tommy Carver and freshman Liam Spellman each finished the game with six points.

Ithaca shot 32-for-70 (45.7-percent) in the game and was 17-for-41 (41.5%) from 3-point range. The Bombers also dished out 25 assists and committed just eight turnovers.

On Saturday, IC and Elmira traded 3-pointers on the first two possessions of the game. After another IC three-ball from Alderete with 19:10 to go, the Bombers never looked back, as that sparked and 18-2 run, and cruised to the win.

With 6:25 remaining in the first half, Sinon drilled a 3-pointer to give the Bombers their first 20-point lead of the game at 41-21. Sinon then put IC up by 22 points, 43-21, before Elmira closed out the half on an 11-2 run to pull to within 13 points at 45-32 heading into intermission.

In the second half, IC secured its first 30-point margin, 75-45, on a Stern layup at the 5:53 mark. Just 1:50 later, Carver connected from distance to establish the Bombers' largest lead of the contest of 36 points, 83-47.

Ithaca remains on the road next Tuesday, November 19, as the Bombers make the short trip to Cortland for a 7 p.m. tip.