MBB: University Athletic Association

[WUPHF]

Case Western Reserve (1-0) and Carnegie host Washington University and Chicago (1-0) while NYU (1-0) and Brandeis host Emory (1-0) and Rochester to start week two of conference play.

[WUPHF]

Carnegie Mellon leads Chicago at the half 33-32.

Washington University leads Case Western Reserve at the half 51-43.  The Bears are shooting 53% from the perimeter behind the shooting of Luke Silverman-Lloyd who leads all scorers with 18.

[WUPHF]

Chicago over Carnegie Mellon 70-68
Emory over NYU 71-64
Rochester over Brandeis 77-53
Washington University over Case Western Reserve 96-80

A great game in Cleveland tonight with big time performances from Andrew Sanders, Luke Silverman-Lloyd, David Schmelter, Jimmy Holman, Matt Clark, and David Black.

Sanders led all scorers with 26 while Silverman-Lloyd scored 24 and was on fire from downtown going 7-8.  Sanders also finished with a game 12 rebounds.

Excited to see the Bears out rebound their opponent for the second straight game (+5).

[jaybird44]

Schmelter's strengthening presence inside is paying dividends for both Sanders and Silverman-Lloyd.  Both are getting more room to operate inside and outside the arc.  Great response by the Bears after the tough loss to Chicago.

[WUPHF]

Washington University overcomes a 13 point deficit with a 57 point second half effort to get the Sunday road win, 92-84 over a very good Carnegie Mellon team. Kucera!

I have a bold prediction for next season: the Bears return four players who end up being the best front court by far in the UAA and one of the best in the nation. This prediction hinges on the play of Marcus Meyer who did nothing but win in high school.

[WUPHF]

Brandeis is about to upset Emory in OT.

Case Western leads Chicago early in the second.

[WUPHF]

Brandeis upsets Emory 76-68.

The UAA is going to be a lot of fun this season.  Can the University of Chicago stay above the fray?

[Gregory Sager]

Chicago caught host Case Western Reserve four and a half minutes into the second half and then pulled away, beating the Spartans by a score of 116-100. Each team had five players in double figures, with Jordan Smith leading the Maroons with 26 and Javier Alvarez pacing CWRU with 20 off the bench.

Chicago remains in sole possession of first place in the UAA with a 3-0 record. It should be noted that the Maroons, who are 12-2 overall, have won all three of those initial UAA games on the road.

[jaybird44]

Patience and poise helped Wash-U turn the 13-point deficit at halftime, into a 2nd half surge to gain a road victory. Defense held Carnegie to 38% shooting and forced 12 turnovers, and the Bears shot 58% and outscored the Tartans 19-12 at the free throw line.  Didn't try to rush back into the game--had a methodical march back helped by Carnegie's foul troubles with Jack Serbin and Chris Shkil needing time off the floor.  Their absence for a stretch around the midway point of the 2nd half allowed Wash-U to finish the comeback and take a lead that it would not relinquish.

Agree with WUH regarding Kucera (15 of 21 points in 2nd half and 6 much-needed rebounds), and the bright prospects of having Matt Highsmith, David Schmelter and Marcus Meyer as a most-imposing front court for a couple more seasons.  The presence of Schmelter and/or Meyer close to the basket has a positive ripple effect that opens up the scoring for Sanders and Highsmith inside the arc, and for Luke Silverman-Lloyd behind the arc. For a few minutes today, both Schmelter and Meyer were on the floor at the same time...helped gain a rebounding stalemate vs. Carnegie Mellon.

A very good weekend for the Wash-U men, especially in light of Chicago's performances on the road.  Need to build more momentum with a couple of home games coming up this weekend.

[WUPHF]

Patience and poise helped Wash-U turn the 13-point deficit at halftime, into a 2nd half surge to gain a road victory. Defense held Carnegie to 38% shooting and forced 12 turnovers, and the Bears shot 58% and outscored the Tartans 19-12 at the free throw line.  Didn't try to rush back into the game--had a methodical march back helped by Carnegie's foul troubles with Jack Serbin and Chris Shkil needing time off the floor.  Their absence for a stretch around the midway point of the 2nd half allowed Wash-U to finish the comeback and take a lead that it would not relinquish.

This team is far better than I would have ever expected and part of that is definitely the patience and poise that we have seen time and time again this season.  This has been a fun team to follow for sure.

[WUPHF]

Washington University (2-1) and Chicago (3-0) host Brandeis (1-2) and NYU (2-1) while Emory (2-1) and Rochester (1-2) host Case Western Reserve (1-2) and Carnegie Mellon (0-3) to start week three of conference play.

[Gregory Sager]

I'll be at NYU @ UC tonight. Looking forward to it!

[WUPHF]

Washington University and Brandeis are tied 31-31 at the half.

Not a lot of positives so far other than the reemergence of the pep band and the recognition of Coach Fahey for 700 wins.  The Bears certainly struggled to find their offense.  Tight officiating has been dreadful at times.

[WUPHF]

Washington University is going to have to find an answer for Robinson Vilmont.

[WUPHF]

Jake Knupp has proven to be the answer for Vilmont, but the Judges are shooting very well as a team and rebounding everything.