For the second time in a seven-day period, John DiBartolomeo scored 29 points to lead the University of Rochester to an 86-80 victory over Hobart College at the Louis Alexander Palestra.
 
He had 29 points, eight rebounds, and six assists last Saturday as Rochester defeated Hobart, 73-64, in the championship game of the Wendy's College Classic.  This time, he had 29 points, 10 assists, and two steals.
 
Rob Reid added a season's high 19 points for Rochester. He hit nine of 11 from the floor. Tyler Seidman had 13 points. Nate Vernon scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Tyler Sankes finished with 10 points and three rebounds.
 
Stefan Thompson led Hobart with 28 points and seven assists.  Richie Bonney scored 21 points for Hobart. Connor Rehbaum had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Joe Gibbons added 12 points.
 
Rochester improved to 10-0 overall. The Yellowjackets have won 12 in a row dating back to last season and 16 of the last 17. It also extended Rochester's 28-game regular season homecourt winning streak. The last Yellowjacket loss came on December 11, 2010 to Hobart (86-78).
 
A layup and free throw from Bonney got Hobart within seven, 32-24, with 6:19 left in the first half. In the next 90 seconds, Vernon drove for a layup, DiBartolomeo sank a three-pointer, and Reid dropped in a layup from DiBartolomeo to stretch the lead to 38-24 with 4:38 left. Rochester led, 46-32, at the half.
 
Early in the second half, DiBartolomeo scored seven points as part of a 10-0 run (Vernon hit a trey for the other three points) over 1:47 to give Rochester its largest lead, 60-42, with 14:33 left.
 
Hobart's Rezin Davis and Seidman traded three-pointers before the Statesmen scored 10 straight – six from a pair of Thompson three-pointers – to move within eight, 63-55, with 9:27 left. Rochester maintained the edge, although Hobart closed within five (83-78) on a Davis three-pointer at the 1:13 mark. DiBartolomeo, Seidman, and Sankes each made one of two from the line in the final minute.