MBB: University Athletic Association

[WUPHF]

I like the rotation which has Jake Knupp entering the game early.

Knupp was subbed in just five minutes in to the game...though the Emory full court defense certainly had something to do with that.

He did pass up a few OK opportunities from three point range, but eventually he began to take those and make those at a 50% rate. 

Knupp became more of an offensive threat in conference a season ago.  Shoot it, Knupp!

Nice to see a steady 10 minutes from Matt Nester between his first two UAA road games.  A few assists and no turnovers.  No concerns whatsoever at the PG position.

That game on Sunday is going to be awesome!

[jaybird44]

Massey Ratings predictions for Sunday, January 15th:

Rochester 73, Wash-U 69 (63% chance of a win for Rochester at home--Wash-U is only 4-7 at Rochester in last 11 meetings)
Chicago 77, Emory 76 (52% chance of a win for Chicago on the road)
Carnegie Mellon 71, NYU 64 (75% chance of a win for Carnegie on the road)
Brandeis 77, Case-Western 71 (70% chance of a win for Brandeis at home)

[WUPHF]

Rochester leads Washington University, 22-20 with 8:47 left in the first half.

Rochester needs to get these announcers head phones...

[jaybird44]

Go to radio broadcast...much better than video call.

JC Delass is very good.

[WUPHF]

Thanks for the tip...it is getting harder and harder to listen to these guys.

Otherwise, a quality Sunday game in Rochester.

Washington University leads 71-62.

[WUPHF]

Emory gets the win at home over Chicago, 80-72.

[WUPHF]

Washington University shooting 66% from the line...

[WUPHF]

Let me hear you say yeah!

The shot heard round the UAA.

Washington University knocks off Rochester, 81-76 and finish the weekend with two big roads wins and go to 3-0 in league play while Rochester drops to 2-1.

[jaybird44]

Highsmith jumper with 29 seconds left with the shot clock winding down was huge.  Andrew Sanders did yeoman work inside in 2nd half despite getting buzzed by Yellowjackets.  Michael Bregman had a clutch 3 as well down the stretch.

As Delass mentioned throughout the broadcast, Rochester fell a little bit too much in love with the 3s...led to a big Wash-U edge in rebounding and kept the Jackets from parlaying their edge in FT shooting fully.

Five road wins in a row for Wash-U...good robust sauce to use for some home cooking in the upcoming UAA home-opening weekend.

[jaybird44]

Added postscript:

Balanced scoring for the Bears:  Andrew Sanders 18, Clinton Hooks 16 (carried Wash-U early in 1st half), Michael Bregman 15 on 6-10 shooting, Highsmith 10 off the bench, and Jake Knupp added 9 from the bench.

Rochester's Mack Montague and Sam Borst-Smith had 18 apiece...SBS held to 18, on 5-12 shooting overall and 2-8 from 3-point range.  Andrew Lundstrom had 14 and Ryan Clamage 10, both off the bench, to help lead the comeback that fell just short in the final minute.

Wash-U had rebounding edges of 46-36 overall and 16-7 on the offensive glass.  That couplet of stats was the key to the win for the Bears, now 3-0 in early UAA play.  Rochester drops to 2-1.

[Greek Tragedy]

Did Zack Ayers get hurt? I noticed he only played 2 minutes!

[jaybird44]

Yes, he was injured...retweaking of a previous injury.

[WUPHF]

Andrew Lundstrom had 14 and Ryan Clamage 10, both off the bench, to help lead the comeback that fell just short in the final minute.

Lundstrom and Clamage were great today.

Washington University was not going to let Rochester get any easy shots from the perimeter, even if the extra efforts resulted in easy looks from the Yellowjackets as they came off the screens.  I believe Washington University had three fouls behind the perimeter, but again, Rochester was absolutely going to have to win the game two points at a time.

That jumper by Matt Highsmith was big time...

For those who did not see, Rochester trailed by six points with a minute left and then scored on two consecutive possessions to bring the game to within two before Highsmith drained the shot from 16 feet.

I had been slightly critical of Clinton Hooks, but only for his shot selection.  He is taking better shots in my novice opinion.

Nice to see Michael Bregman play this way after going a bit quiet over the last four road games.

Also, nice to see Washington University continue to close out close games that they may not have a season ago.

Incidentally, 62% from the free throw line was not something to write home about, but a 62% shooting effort in two of the three losses might have been enough to turn those games.

[WUPHF]

An update of the records ordered by conference standings and then the overall and conference rankings listed according to Massey Rating:

Washington University 3-0
Carnegie Mellon 3-0
Brandeis 2-1
Rochester 2-1
Emory 1-2
NYU 1-2
Case Western Reserve 0-3
Chicago 0-3

Washington University 11-3, 3-0 (No. 5)
Rochester 13-1, 2-1 (No. 11)
Chicago 8-6, 0-3 (No. 59)
Emory 10-4, 1-2 (No. 61)
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Carnegie Mellon 9-5, 3-0 (No. 153)
Brandeis 6-7 (No. 207)
Case Western Reserve 5-9 (No. 259)
NYU 6-7 (No. 324)

Washington University and Chicago host NYU and Brandeis Next weekend while Rochester and Emory travel to Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve.

That Rochester-Carnegie Mellon game should be the most intriguing game of the weekend as Serbin and company look to hand Rochester their second consecutive loss.

[gordonmann]

Around the Nation focuses on D3 alums playing professionally, including John DiBartolomeo of Rochester:

http://www.d3hoops.com/columns/around-the-nation/2016-17/going-pro-from-division-3