Box Score GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart basketball team was tied with Rochester 62-62 with less than 70 seconds remaining in the game, but the Yellowjackets scored the next four points and six of the final seven in the contest to eke out a 68-63 win.

The Yellowjackets' Marcus Roberson led the way with a game-high 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Nate Novosel (14 pts) and John DiBartolomeo (13 pts) joined Roberson in double figures. DiBartolomeo also added six steals and four assists before fouling out.

Adam Salzmann scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for Hobart (4-3) before also fouling out. Stefan Thompson added 15 points and four assists, while Matt Pebole chipped in 13 points.

Rochester raced out to a 15-0 lead and looked ready to run away with the contest. However, Hobart was undaunted by the slow start and used a 29-7 run to seize the lead, 31-24, with 3:13 remaining in the opening stanza. The Yellowjackets netted seven unanswered points to event the game at 31-all with 1:54 to go, but Greg Stern's three sent the Statesmen into the locker room with a 34-31 lead.

Rochester shot 52.2 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes, but committed 14 turnovers. Hobart shot 43.3 percent and made 10 turnovers.

The Yellowjackets opened the second half with another big run, 20-7, to surge back in front by 10. Again, the Statesmen chipped away at their deficit, creeping closer and closer as time wound down. Thompson made the front end of a 1-and-1 to tie the game at 60-60 at the 2:11 mark and made a layup with 1:58 remaining to forge a 62-62 tie.

Roberson completed his scoring with layups on consecutive trips down the floor to put Rochester up 66-62 with 21 seconds left. Thompson made one of two free throws to close the gap to three with 15 ticks left, but Matt Murphy made two free throws two seconds later to complete the scoring and secure the win.

Hobart is back in action on Jan. 2, 2010, when the Statesmen face Roger Williams in the first round of the Merchant Marine Tournament. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.