Box Score MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The Ithaca College men's basketball team dropped to 0-2 so far this season after a 93-79 loss at Montclair State on Friday evening.
Triston Wennersten led the Bombers off the bench with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range, in 19 minutes of action.
Luka Radovich added 19 points on 7-of-14, while
Logan Wendell,
George Sikoryak III and
Jack Stern each scored eight points.
The Bombers led by a score of 37-30 with 6:25 left in the first half, but Montclair closed out the opening 20 minutes with a 25-8 run to take a 55-45 lead to intermission. Montclair never trailed in the second half. Ithaca cut the deficit to 55-47 with a
George Sikoryak III jumper in the paint 13 seconds into the second half. The Bombers once again closed it to eight points at the 17:47 into the half with a
Luka Radovich layup and then a nine-point lead at 67-58 after a Wennersten trey but that was as close as they would get as the Red Hawks led by double digits for the remainder of the game.
Ithaca went 29-for-66 (43.9%) overall in the game, while Montclair was 35-for-72 (48.6%), including 13-for-31 (41.9%) from 3-point range. The Red Hawks also held a 19-10 advantage in points off turnovers. They were paced by Steven Breeman who netted 23 points with three other finishing in double figures.
Next up, Ithaca will take on Centenary University on the road on Sunday, November 13 at 1 p.m.
