MBB: University Athletic Association

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Thinking about Sunday in the UAA...

Case Western Reserve at Chicago
Maroons over Spartans, 77-71

Brandeis at Emory
Eagles over Judges, 80-71

NYU at Rochester
Yellowjackets over Violets, 72-58

Carnegie Mellon at Washington University
Bears over Tartans, 84-70

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Senior Day ceremonies at the Emory vs Brandeis game are complete.

Ball tipped at 11:52 AM in Atlanta.

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Senior Day! Emory for the record loses just one senior who has played in just a handful of games.

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Ball tipped at 12:09 PM Eastern In Rochester, NY for the second of the early games.

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Halftime in early games--

Brandeis 37, Emory 32 Game went to half at 12:25 PM Eastern.

Rochester 39, NYU 28. Game went to half at 12:42 PM Eastern.

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Emory on a 14-0 run to open the second half with 4 treys and 2 FTs made.

Brandeis has not scored yet in the second half. 

15:59 left in regulation.

Lawrence Sabir finally scores with a 2 pt FG and a made FT, but Romin Wiliams fires back with a 3 and Mason Johnson follows with a deuce.

Emory leads 53-42 with 14:24 remaining.

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Emory now pouring it on-- up 65-49 with 11:39 remaining. 

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Finals from early games--

Emory 93, Brandeis 65 Game ended at 1:27 PM Eastern.

Rochester 72, NYU 64

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Halftime in Midwest games--

Chicago 37, CWRU 29. Half at 12:35 PM Central.

Wash U 45, Carnegie Mellon 30

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Finals in Midwest games--

Chicago 80, CWRU 61

Wash U 99, Carnegie Mellon 68

Emory and Wash U now tied at 9-2 in UAA.

Emory holds tiebreaker advantage for AQ by virtue to 2-0 head to head vs Wash U.

[WUPHF]

The Bears had a game on Senior Day.

Jonathan Arenas and Louis Reinmiller were awarded the 110% award and both would play very well today.  Arenas matched a career high in scoring and finished with 7 rebounds and 4 assists.  DeVaughn Rucker led all scorers with 17 points on 8-10 shooting.

One of the better games the Bears have played this season in terms of passing and protecting the ball.

Correction: Rucker and Justin Hardy both finished with 17 points.

[deiscanton]

Brandeis and Rochester are now in must win out all the remaining game situations to keep their hopes for a Pool C bid alive.

Even though both Brandeis basketball teams are still ECAC members and by virtue of their winning records are eligible for the ECAC tournament, I do not expect Brandeis to file ECAC declarations on either side based on what I saw with the men playing in an empty gym in Maryland for the final 3 ECAC games last season, and by preference of the women's basketball staff to use that time to check out high school talent for next year's potential first year players-- as expressed to me privately last year when the Brandeis men were playing for the ECAC title.

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For people who are going to Friday's Chicago at NYU doubleheader in person, those games will be played at the Goldstein Fitness Center at Pace University's Westchester Campus in Pleasantville, NY.  The gym is about 30 miles north of Manhattan, and is about an hour's drive from NYU.

The CUNYAC basketball tournaments start this Saturday, so Hunter reserves the Sportsplex exclusively for their own teams to practice the day before.

Sunday's NYU Senior Day games will be back at the Hunter Sportsplex.

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Brandeis home games can now be watched live on a smart TV if you have Apple TV or Roku.  Download the Boxcast app and look for the Brandeis logo.

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DeVaughn Rucker was named the UAA athlete of the week this week along with Senior Kristina Schmelter.

I think Rucker has locked up the UAA defensive player of the year accolades and is in serious contention for player of the year.  He is one of 4-5 candidates worthy of consideration. 

There is seriously no one else like Rucker in the league.