SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Dom Black scored 20 points and Jonny Angbazo had 17 but it was not enough to help the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's basketball team overcome a 10-point halftime deficit as the Engineers lost at Union College 69-67.
 
Union senior Brian Noone hit 9-of-16 shots from the field to tie Black for game-high honors of 20 points and he also chipped in four rebounds, three assists and two steals to help Union (8-9, 5-6 Liberty League) snap its five-game losing streak. Mike Manley hit all seven attempts from the free throw line on the way to a 16-point effort, along with eight assists, while junior Sean Regis scored 13 points off the bench. 

Black, a senior guard, was 8 of 16 from the field, including three three-pointers, with six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. He had a pair of late treys that kept the Engineers within a possession, but time ran out. Angbazo, a junior, was 7 of 10 from the field and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, an assist, a steal and two blocked shots.
 
After RPI (15-3, 9-2 Liberty League) jumped out to a 6-2 lead 3:18 into the contest, an 11-4 run gave Union its first advantage of the night, as Regis sunk a three to put the home team up 13-10 with 11:52 on the clock. While the Dutchmen did not make any more long, extended runs in the opening half, the team did not allow the Engineers to score more than three straight points in keeping the momentum on their side. Fifty percent shooting (15 of 30) in the half helped grow the lead to as many as 14 late in the frame before settling into a 34-24 halftime edge.
 
Union started the second half with a 9-2 run to open up a 43-26 lead with 15:50 remaining, the largest lead of the night for the Dutchmen. But the Engineers would not go away, using an 18-8 stretch to get back within seven at 53-46 with 7:46 left. Regis hit a clutch three with under five minutes to go to make it a nine-point game, but RPI crept within four at 63-59 with 1:28 to go.
 
Noone then came up with two big defensive plays, taking a charge on one possession and forcing a steal on the next to keep the home team ahead. From there, Regis and Manley combined to hit all six free throws as the Dutchmen came away with the victory, despite Black hitting from behind the arc twice in the last 10 seconds.
 
RPI connected on 13-of-25 second-half attempts to finish at 47.8 percent (22 of 46) from the field, while Rensselaer kept Union at 10 of 28 shooting in the second half. The Dutchmen shot 43.1 percent (25 of 58) overall.
 
The Engineers are back on the road on Friday when they travel to Skidmore for a conference game at 7:30pm in Saratoga Springs. Union hosts Ithaca at Viniar Athletic Center on Friday at 7:30pm.