MBB: University Athletic Association

[WUPHF]

NYU with yet another letdown at home.  Chicago with the 64-51 win. 

Emory over Carnegie Mellon 84-61 returns home with a non-league match-up on Tuesday and Rochester on Sunday.

[WUPHF]

That is a final in Rochester--Case Western Reserve defeats Rochester 57-51 with a career game by Tim Chung (21 points, 7 rebounds).

EDIT: Chung almost had a career game in scoring (22 against Oberlin) but considering the opponent, this performance has to be special.

Sundays are crazy in the UAA!

[iwumichigander]

That is a final in Rochester--Case Western Reserve defeats Rochester 57-51 with a career game by Tim Chung (21 points, 7 rebounds).

EDIT: Chung almost had a career game in scoring (22 against Oberlin) but considering the opponent, this performance has to be special.

Sundays are crazy in the UAA!

Read game write-up below Case won this game short handed using just six players
http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=639.3360
Rochester now 3-3 over last six games

[Hugenerd]

I guess the blueprint is set, to beat Rochester on their homecourt while losing the turnover battle by 12, all you have to do is hold Dibartolomeo to 3-17 shooting, hold the team to under 34% from the field and to just 12% from 3.

[WUPHF]

Read game write-up below Case won this game short handed using just six players.

I read the write-up as well and was surprised they did not mention (unless I missed it) that the win today ended the 35 game home win streak by the Yellowjackets.

Rochester is looking a bit one-dimensional these days.  DiBartomoleo shot for 38 points on Friday to stave off the upset, but had he scored closer to his season average, Carnegie Mellon--who was within two points with 22 seconds on the clock--may have ended that streak at 34.

[ADL70]

Read game write-up below Case won this game short handed using just six players.

I read the write-up as well and was surprised they did not mention (unless I missed it) that the win today ended the 35 game home win streak by the Yellowjackets.

Rochester is looking a bit one-dimensional these days.  DiBartomoleo shot for 38 points on Friday to stave off the upset, but had he scored closer to his season average, Carnegie Mellon--who was within two points with 22 seconds on the clock--may have ended that streak at 34.

Four of the six who played have seen little playing time this year.  I haven't heard a reason, but CWRU gave up 106 to Emory on Friday.

The recap was from the CWRU site, Rochester's likely will mention the streak.

http://www.uofrathletics.com/news/2013/2/17/MBB_0217133040.aspx?path=mbball

Didn't mention the streak... said two Spartan starters were suspended (but only one starter played).

[Mr. Ypsi]

IF Emory beats Rochester and WashU beats Chicago, the UAA ends in a three-way tie.  I'm unfamiliar with the conference's tie-breaks, but if (as is fairly typical in other conferences) it goes h-to-h, then record against conference opponents starting from the top, it looks like WashU would get the AQ (they split w/ Rochester, but swept Emory, while Rochester would have a split w/ Emory).

Probably doesn't matter much, as all would seem to be veritable locks for a Pool C.

[jaybird44]

The Wash-U sports information department confirmed that tie-breaking scenario earlier this afternoon.

Bears looked much better today, being able to repel runs that Brandeis tried to put together.  The Judges had a tough day without Bartoldus and Retos--they would have made things very interesting had they played.

Wash-U will have to play well again Saturday--a cursory glance at the numbers, stories, and box scores indicates an improving collection of Maroons.

[WUPHF]

One of the things that I noticed in watching Wash U's win over Rochester is that only 2 seniors, Rob Burnett  and Ben Hoener saw significant time...With 6th man Nick Burt returning (he would be a starter on many teams), a starting lineup of 2 guards (Aboona, Cooney) and 3 athletic forwards (Klimek, Burt, Paluki) seems logical for next season... and very good...with Guard Kevin Bischoff coming off the bench to fill Hoerner's role...

The Sunday match-up with Brandeis gave us yet another example of what Washington University will lose when Ben Hoener graduates in May, but also a closer look at reserve David Fatoki. 

Hoener played what may have been a season high 29 minutes and scored a career high 25 points (8-12 shooting, 7-7 in free throws).  Bischoff is reportedly out with a hand injury, but Fatoki played a strong 20 minutes with three assists and two turnovers after playing very limited minutes throughout the season.

Hoener will certainly be expected to play a role in slowing Chicago guard Royce Muskeyvalley on Saturday.

[jaybird44]

Here is the breakdown of the UAA Endgame Saturday:

Rochester win over Emory--outright conference crown and the AQ.

Emory win and WashU loss to Chicago--2-way tie, Rochester gets the AQ.

Emory win and WashU win--3-way tie, WashU gets the AQ.

Saturday's games are going to be a lot of fun to broadcast!

[WUPHF]

An interview with Washington University senior Ben Hoener in Student Life.  Worth reading.

http://www.studlife.com/sports/mens-basketball/2013/02/21/qa-mens-basketball-guard-ben-hoener/

[Gregory Sager]

"Studlife"? This isn't another one of those Wash U Sex Week panel discussions, is it?

[WUPHF]

During Sex Week, it sure seems to be the case.  And, to further the discussion on the Washington University-Wheaton divide, check on this article on the rise of "floorgies."

http://www.studlife.com/special-issues/sex-issue/2013/02/14/the-rise-of-floorgies/

[WUPHF]

Gameday in the UAA!

Rochester vs. Emory

It has been a bad week for their President (idiot!), but I expect Emory Men's Basketball to fare much better today.  My prediction: Emory gets the win this afternoon in an offense battle to get a share of the UAA Conference title.  It is probably going to take the strong perimeter shooting that was key to their last three conference blowouts.  And, of course, they will need to limit John DiBartomoleo to 3/5ths of his usual self and otherwise play good defense against Rob Reid, Nate Vernon and a few reserves who can easily make up the difference.

John DiBartolomeo was a freshman the last time Rochester defeated Emory on the road.  I think he finishes his career 1-3 in Atlanta.  However, I would not be surprised if the box score had 50 points next to his name and I am proved wrong.

Video
http://www.emoryathletics.com/information/webcasts

Live Stats
http://www.emoryathletics.com/information/LiveStats

Brandeis vs. NYU

This is a critical road game for Brandeis who are currently 8th in the regional rankings.  The Violets look to finish strong in an otherwise up and down conference season on Senior Day.  No way to predict.

Video
http://nyuathletics.tv/broadcasts/index.cfm?fuseaction=usrbrd&broadcasterid=59125&mobi=0

Live Stats
http://sidearmstats.com/nyu/mbball/scoreboard.aspx

Chicago vs. Washington University

The game in Chicago was probably the worst game I have seen in eight seasons following Washington University.  The Bears started the game with a 9-0 run before falling flat.  My prediction: Washington University gets a big win today at home.

Video
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/wustl.portal#

Live Stats
http://bearsports-livestats.wustl.edu/Basketball/xlive.htm

Carnegie Mellon vs. Case Western Reserve

And, in case you are curious who plays for Case Western today...

Live Stats
http://livestats.prestosports.com/casewesternreserve/

[howardjp]

Brandeis gives away their shot at the NCAAs as Dascy misses two key foul shots that would have put 'Deis ahead with under ten seconds left. Team made a nice run to come back from 8 down to go 3 up, but then let up, turning the ball over on a bad Moten/Dascy connection.

Lots of lineup questions etc, but in short, a loss is a loss.

On reflection, feel bad for Dascy, game was lost on more than free throws, some others could have stepped up more.

Congrats to those who move on.