ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Bowdoin College men's basketball team fell to tenth-ranked Rochester on the first day of the UAA/NESCAC Challenge in western New York, 83-67. Following the first-ever meeting between the two teams, Bowdoin falls to 3-4 this season while Rochester moves to 6-1.
 
Game Highlights

• The teams traded buckets in the early going until a three-pointer by Bowdoin's Alex Halpern tied the game at 23 apiece with 8:45 to go in the first half.
• The Yellowjackets then went on a 14-3 surge, capped by a hoop-and-harm for Ryan Algier with 3:30 to go in the period that pushed the home team's lead to double digits.
• Rochester held a 44-33 lead at the break that Bowdoin would cut to ten points after a Michael Simonds jumper early in the second period, 48-38.
• Bowdoin could get no closer for the remainder of the game as the Yellowjackets replied with an 8-2 run and maintained a double-figure lead for the rest of the contest.

By The Numbers

• Rochester finished at 53% shooting for the contest and held Bowdoin to 43% from the field.
• The Polar Bears were victimized by 19 turnovers in the loss, which led to 27 points off turnovers for Rochester.
• James McGowan continued his torrid stretch of play, finishing with a game-high 24 points.
• Alex Halpern had the best game of his young career, scoring a career-high 12 points while Andrew Szwez had seven points and three steals.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action tomorrow afternoon as they face Carnegie Mellon at Rochester at noon.