The University of Rochester men's basketball team enjoyed a record setting day in the consolation round of the Chuck Resler Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
The Yellowjackets (1-1) captured third place in the tournament by defeating D'Youville College (0-2) 119-66.
Junior guard Tyler Seidman led Rochester with a career high 29 points while making a UR record nine 3-pointers. Seidman started the game on fire, hitting his first five treys and helping UR out to a 28-5 lead over the first 6:33.
Rochester as a team set a school and Palestra record with 23 total 3-pointers made and 36 3-point attempts (63.9%). The 119 points is just one shy of the single game high in the 113 year history of the UR men's basketball program (UR scored 120 vs. Union (NY) on 2/17/1970).
Sophomore Kyle Reardon was a perfect 7-7 on the day including 4-4 from behind the arc for a career high 18 points. Freshman Zack Ayers pulled down his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
All but one player on the Yellowjacket roster scored in the game and nine different players recorded a 3-point FG. Junior Kevin Sheehy did a great job facilitating the offense, dishing out a career high nine assists. As a team, UR had 33 assists on 39 field goals.
The 119 points is a tournament record for a single game, breaking the mark set by the 1988-89 team which scored 116 points against Manhattanville. The 18-20 (90%) free throw mark by UR is also a tourney best.
Behind the 29 point performance, Seidman was named to the Resler All-Tournament team along with D'Youville's Julian Reed who had 12 points, 3 blocks and 3 steals on the day.
In the championship game, Tufts captured the title with a 96-78 victory over Oneonta State. The Jumbos scored a combined 209 points in the tournament, smashing the record of 183 also set by the 88-89 Rochester squad. Other members of the All-Tournament squad were Oneonta's Jack Dignan and Zach Mager along with Tufts' Hunter Sabety. The tournament MVP was Tufts' Kwame Firempong.
Record Setting Day For Rochester in Resler Consolation
D'Youville
66
Rochester
119
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
D'Youville (0-2) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
Rochester (1-1) | 53 | 66 | 119 |
Nov 16, 2013