ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The University of Rochester blistered the nets with 61% shooting in the second half to roll past Clarkson University, 85-55, at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester on Sunday afternoon.
 
Rochester hit 19 of 31 floor shots (61.3%), including 7 of 15 outside the arc (46.7%) after halftime. It was nearly a total reversal of the first half (13-34, 38.2% from the floor, 1-12 (8.3%) outside the arc. The Yellowjackets led, 35-32 at intermission. Rochester is 2-2 in this abbreviated season.
 
Four men hit double figures. Ryan Algier led the way with 22 points and 13 rebounds. He had a couple of dunks, several tip-ins and follows, and a few twisting layups. He made 10 of 12 from the floor. He added 13 rebounds (five offensive), blocked two shots, and had two assists. Brian Amabilino Perez scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds. He made six of 10 from the foul line. C.J. Amsellem scored 14 points in 15 minutes off the bench, hitting four of five from the floor, including a three-pointer. Kailan Lee had 10 points.
 
Clarkson (2-3 overall) had one double-figure scorer. Blake Gearhart scored 17 points in 29 minutes. He made six of 11 from the floor (including one 3-pointer) and four of six at the line. Garrett Delaney hit two 3-pointers for six points off the bench.
 
UR did build an eight-point lead in the first half before Clarkson challenged. The Golden Knights used a runner in the lane from Gearhart and a 3-pointer out of the left corner from Delaney to move within 27-24 with less than seven minutes left in the half. It hovered between five and three for the rest of the period with Rochester ahead 35-32 at intermission.
 
Clarkson went through a fit of ill luck shooting the ball early in the second half and Rochester took full advantage. The Yellowjackets ran off 10 straight points – 3-pointers from Lee and Trent Noordsij, a jumper in the paint from Ross Gang, and a layup from Algier. When it ended, Rochester held a 47-34 lead with the half four minutes old.
 
The Yellowjackets had all the necessities – sharing the ball (10 players had assists, Gang was the ringleader with six), second chance scoring (17 points in 13 offensive rebounds), and scoring close to the basket (46 points in the paint).