MBB: University Athletic Association

jaybird44 · January 21, 2012, 12:31:42 PM

Looks like someone cracked the code of Brandeis' 3-point shooting. After Emory held the Judges to 3-of-14 shooting last Sunday beyond the arc, Wash-U held them to 2-of-20 last night in an 80-54 win. Bears were 8-of-15, but more importantly shot a season-high 56% from the field and tallied 25 assists on 31 baskets. Dylan Richter had 17 points, and Alan Aboona added 16. Brayden Teuscher had 9 points and 7 assists. Ben Bartoldus was the only player in double figures for Brandeis with 15 points.

Wash-U will have its hands full with NYU tomorrow at high noon. NYU won at Chicago 81-71 last night...Violets blitzed the Maroons with an 13-2 burst in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game, then used a 21-9 surge in the first 5 1/2 minutes of the 2nd half en route to an 18-point lead. Kyle Stockmal poured in 26 points for NYU on 8-10 shooting and 7-8 from 3-point range. Ryan Tana and Carl Yaffe each had 18 points for the Violets. Steve Stefanou led Chicago with 19 points, and Matt Johnson had 14.

In the other men's games in the UAA: Emory won at home 83-68 over Carnegie-Mellon. Alex Greven with 22 points led the Eagles, followed by Austin Claunch and Jake Davis with 19 each. Emory shot 38% from the floor and only 4-17 from 3-point land, but it outscored the Tartans 27-11 from the free-throw line. Christian Manoli tallied 18 points to lead Carnegie-Mellon.

And, Rochester defeated Case-Western Reserve 86-68 in upper New York. Nate Novesel led 4 Yellowjackets in double-figures with 23 points. Julien Person led Case with 18 points. Both teams shot the ball well: Rochester 53%, Case 51%. However, Case had 18 turnovers to Rochester's 6...and that led to a 28-2 advantage for Rochester in points-from-turnovers.

mck99 · January 22, 2012, 01:15:30 AM

Great recap on all four games jaybird44. Should be some good games on Sunday. Looking forward to reading your recaps.

WUPHF · January 28, 2012, 02:09:14 PM

Yet another fun Friday night in the UAA. Chicago upsets Emory 103-102 on a Matt Johnson buzzer beater from three point range, the last of his school record 49 points. All in regulation. If I am Emory (or any other UAA team), Johnson is the last one I want taking that shot. 7-10 Carnegie Mellon upsets New York 70-68. Brandeis got the overtime win over Case Western. And, Washington University in again on top of the conference after a 83-78 win over Rochester. Congratulations to Ben Hoener who came off the bench to help halt a 14-2 Rochester run and ended up with a career high 20 points in what was the best game I have ever seen him play.

Chicago Buzzer Beater
http://athletics.uchicago.edu/news-2011-12/mbk-emory-012712.htm

howardjp · January 29, 2012, 12:46:35 PM

Looks like the Brandeis 3 point shooters got their groove back vs Carnegie Mellon -- 46-21, 'Deis rolling at the half.

Emory win combined with NYU, Brandeis wins would create a 4 way tie at the top .... fun!

Quote from: jaybird44 on January 21, 2012, 12:31:42 PM
Looks like someone cracked the code of Brandeis' 3-point shooting. After Emory held the Judges to 3-of-14 shooting last Sunday beyond the arc, Wash-U held them to 2-of-20 last night in an 80-54 win. Bears were 8-of-15, but more importantly shot a season-high 56% from the field and tallied 25 assists on 31 baskets. Dylan Richter had 17 points, and Alan Aboona added 16. Brayden Teuscher had 9 points and 7 assists. Ben Bartoldus was the only player in double figures for Brandeis with 15 points.

Wash-U will have its hands full with NYU tomorrow at high noon. NYU won at Chicago 81-71 last night...Violets blitzed the Maroons with an 13-2 burst in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game, then used a 21-9 surge in the first 5 1/2 minutes of the 2nd half en route to an 18-point lead. Kyle Stockmal poured in 26 points for NYU on 8-10 shooting and 7-8 from 3-point range. Ryan Tana and Carl Yaffe each had 18 points for the Violets. Steve Stefanou led Chicago with 19 points, and Matt Johnson had 14.

In the other men's games in the UAA: Emory won at home 83-68 over Carnegie-Mellon. Alex Greven with 22 points led the Eagles, followed by Austin Claunch and Jake Davis with 19 each. Emory shot 38% from the floor and only 4-17 from 3-point land, but it outscored the Tartans 27-11 from the free-throw line. Christian Manoli tallied 18 points to lead Carnegie-Mellon.

And, Rochester defeated Case-Western Reserve 86-68 in upper New York. Nate Novesel led 4 Yellowjackets in double-figures with 23 points. Julien Person led Case with 18 points. Both teams shot the ball well: Rochester 53%, Case 51%. However, Case had 18 turnovers to Rochester's 6...and that led to a 28-2 advantage for Rochester in points-from-turnovers.

WUPHF · January 29, 2012, 01:41:07 PM

Washington University leads Emory 46-33 at the half. 21 on the Richter scale.

WUPHF · January 29, 2012, 02:01:49 PM

I have never seen a Washington University team with so many options and the need to use them. Emory is playing a live by the 5, die by the 5 game. No. 5 Austin Claunch. Richter with 30.

WUPHF · January 29, 2012, 02:56:56 PM

Washington University upsets No. 4 Emory. The Eagles shoot themselves back in to the game from three point range but run out of time. Richter finishes the game with 33. Matt Palucki with 19. The Bears had 52 rebounds compared to 31 for the Eagles.

Austin Claunch did end up leading the Eagles with 23 points on 8-16 shooting.

The Bears hold on to the lead in the UAA race with the second, more challenging half of the conference season beginning next week.

BUBeaverFan · January 29, 2012, 03:12:40 PM

Good weekend for the Bears. Matt Johnson has an 85 (49/36) point weekend for the Maroons who also win two this weekend.

Violet_Nation · February 07, 2012, 12:10:51 AM

I have to say I'm disappointed in to see the UAA discussion so dead where I see in years past it has been so lively! I felt compelled to throw my hat in the ring here as my Violets are in the heat of the UAA race. This past weekend was big for NYU, taking care of business against this year's cellar dwellers Carnegie and Case, and sunday's game wasn't as close as the 98-85 final score might indicate, as Junior forward Carl Yaffe poured in 36. This next road weekend facing Emory and Rochester will be a challenge as the key appears to be containing the point guards in Austin Claunch and John DiBartolomeo. When NYU met these teams at Coles, sophomore guard Ryan Tana did just a super job, holding Claunch to 5-19 shooting and forcing him to turn the ball over 7 times, and on Sunday holding DiBartolomeo to 3-12 shooting. If the Violets can pull off the road victory this Friday, it will effectively knock Emory out of the UAA hunt.

Now WashU gets to face Case/Carnegie at home, and while I expect them to take care of business, I also wouldn't be surprised to see Carnegie hand someone a key loss one of these next two weekends. They are improving, as evidenced both by their defeat of the Violets as well as their OT loss to Brandeis in a game they played without Rashaun Riley, who, along with fellow sophomore guard Asad Meghani, has improved greatly since their Freshmen seasons, in my estimation.

As far as Brandeis, facing the same opponents as NYU this weekend, it seems to me they need a split at the very least, as I can't imagine the UAA champion will finish with any worse than a 10-4 record, but this season seems so wide open who even knows?

So that is essentially my thoughts on the current state of the conference, I would love to hear any thoughts/reactions, in any case I'm getting ahead of myself discussing this weekend, as NYU still needs to close out its non-con schedule tomorrow evening vs. New Paltz.

jaybird44 · February 07, 2012, 11:22:54 AM

Tana is a pest; he has the lateral quickness to pose problems for those guards. Wash-U was able to hold DiBarotolmeo down in the 1st half of its home game with Rochester, en route to a win. But Johnny-D scorched the Bears at his place. Claunch was also hard to handle in the two games against Emory.

Carnegie has been knocking on the upset door for several weeks. Case is also a team that has improved its scoring in the last 4 games...82.5 ppg compared with a season average of 73, 47% from 3-point range compared to 40% for the season, and the Spartans are averaging 8 treys per game in their last 4.

In fact, what has gotten into the UAA as a whole? in the last two weekends especially, scores are regularly in the 90s for the victors and 80s for the vanquished. Talk about a Throwback Weekend or Month...players are getting in touch with their inner Pete Maravich, Rick Barry, George Gervin, and Oscar Robertson.

WUPHF · February 10, 2012, 11:31:41 PM

Washington University defeats Case Western 78-60 in a game full of turnovers and technical fouls. Three technicals, all called on Case Western. Chris Klimek finished with 17 to lead the Bears who struggled offensively in the first half along with Case and went in to the locker room with a one point deficit. Dylan Richter finishes with 15, just under his season average of 17. Richter was honored before the game for reaching 1,000 points last weekend.

One of the more interesting technicals was called on freshman Julien Person who had knocked down a three-pointer on the previous possession and pumped his fist. On the next possession, Person shoots over the defender to get his second three and give the team some much needed momentum. No gestures, as far as I could tell, but he did face the defender and must have said something.

The win, along with a 73-70 home win by Emory over New York University, gives Washington University a one game lead in the conference with NYU on the road next Sunday.

Rochester over Brandeis 76-61 and Chicago over Carnegie Mellon 77-75 in overtime.

jaybird44 · February 11, 2012, 11:44:33 AM

The Bears have to be careful and not stub their toes (claws) on Carnegie. Tartans only lost by 2 to the Bears earlier this season, and Carnegie has beaten NYU and gone to overtime a few times with their opponents. Plus, the Bears slumbered through the first half of last night's game before posting 52 points in the 2nd half.

Gregory Sager · February 11, 2012, 07:50:01 PM

Very exciting game at Ratner last night. I spent the first thirty minutes wondering how in the world Chicago managed to beat Carnegie Mellon by 45 points in Pitteburgh a few weeks ago. The Tartans were clearly in control of the game, as their halfcourt traps and their constant double-teams of Matt Johnson were playing havoc with the Maroons offense. But then the Tartans got more passive defensively, the Maroons started to do a much better job of rotating the ball around to find the open man (who was often right underneath the basket), and a 13-0 run erased a 48-35 CMU lead and made it a close game the rest of the way. In OT Johnson hit one of his patented big treys, and even though Chicago's repeated misfires at the FT line and Asad Meghani's desperation shots kept it close, in the end the Maroons eked out the win. Fun game to watch.

scottiedawg · February 12, 2012, 02:05:54 PM

NYU loses to Rochester.

WUPHF · February 12, 2012, 03:34:43 PM

Washington University gets the 88-79 win to take a two game lead with three games left in the conference. At 9-2, the Bears are followed by 7-4 New York and 7-4 Emory in second place. Emory has arguably the easiest schedule of the three with Carnegie, Case, and Rochester all at home while New York has Chicago and Washington University at home and Brandeis on the road.

Three point shooting allowed Carnegie to stay in the game, but the Tartans had no answers for Chris Klimek and Alex Toth who had a particularly strong final regular season home game before fouling out late in the game. Tim Cooney, who is barely behind Toth in fouls on the season, had a particularly strong showing as well.

We decided today to road trip to Chicago in two weeks. This team is just too much fun to watch to miss a driveable game. Who else is in?