MBB: University Athletic Association

[WUPHF]

Emory leads Washington University, 53-51 at the half.

One of the best games I have watched all season but the Bears have left so many baskets on the rim. Should be winning...

[Mr. Ypsi]

Emory leads Washington University, 53-51 at the half.

One of the best games I have watched all season but the Bears have left so many baskets on the rim. Should be winning...

Both teams are over 50 at the half, and you are denigrating your teams OFFENSIVE performance??!!  OMG!  Has either team ever heard of the concept of defense?

[WUPHF]

Mind your own...

[WUPHF]

Emory gets the 108-98 win over Washington University.

This game was almost an instant classic, a game worthy of the hype we heard earlier in the week about the of the battle of the Whits.  However, Emory, holding on to a two-point lead with just over 3:00 minutes left, the Eagles pulled down key boards and managed to get to the line to extend the lead and the game was over.

Rucker was asked to do the heavy lifting tonight; he did that and then some finishing with 25 points and 8 rebounds.  Hardy finished with 23 points and 7 rebounds.  Nolan finished with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Davet led all Emory scorers with 25 thanks in part to an inspired early-second half performance in which he knocked down three consecutive off-balance jump shots.

Emory is the only team with a road win as they improve to 1-1, one game behind Chicago with the Maroons up next if they can get safely up I-55.

I say this with as much objectivity as I can muster, Emory is one of the best teams in the country and this is just sophomore year.

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[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I watched a good portion of this one.  It felt like, just from watching, that WashU was the better team.  They seemed that way on the floor.  With reflection, and a box score, it's a little easier to see their youth being exposed.  They're going to get very good very quickly.  Not to short-change Emory; they're very young and talented, too.  It just feels like the WashU ceiling is a bit higher, especially implementing a very different offensive scheme this year.

It might be a down year for the UAA, but that won't last long.

I caught the last four minutes of Rochester-Chicago, too.  I wish I could've seen the ejection - those are always fascinating calls - but the drama was very entertaining nonetheless.  I've seen Rochester close out some close games this year and something looked off to me - maybe its the UAA travel or the very talented Chicago team, but it didn't seem typical for them.  You can also see why Chicago is inconsistent; even in the game you weren't sure who you could count on when, but they've got time to round into form.

I wouldn't be surprised with any of those four teams winning the conference.

[Gregory Sager]

I watched a good portion of this one.  It felt like, just from watching, that WashU was the better team.  They seemed that way on the floor.  With reflection, and a box score, it's a little easier to see their youth being exposed.  They're going to get very good very quickly.  Not to short-change Emory; they're very young and talented, too.  It just feels like the WashU ceiling is a bit higher, especially implementing a very different offensive scheme this year.

Maybe. But I note that Emory won on the road in spite of the fact that Romin Williams didn't play well. He did get his points, but, even if you disregard his crappy performance from beyond the arc, he was not the dominant force that he usually is. His speed typically changes the complexion of a ballgame more than it did when he was in the game last night.

I thought that Davett really carried the Eagles. On the Wash U side, I was impressed by how hard and how well Rucker played all night.

I caught the last four minutes of Rochester-Chicago, too.  I wish I could've seen the ejection - those are always fascinating calls -

On both occasions there was hard contact underneath the basket, with the Maroons prevailing and Lundstrom sent sprawling into the stanchion. My guess is that his beefing about the lack of a call against Chicago either got too vociferous or too R-rated both times.

but the drama was very entertaining nonetheless.  I've seen Rochester close out some close games this year and something looked off to me - maybe its the UAA travel or the very talented Chicago team, but it didn't seem typical for them.  You can also see why Chicago is inconsistent; even in the game you weren't sure who you could count on when, but they've got time to round into form.

You missed the stretch of the game in which 6'6 sophomore forward Brennan McDaniel was the best player on the floor for either team. He carried the Maroons in the first half, and Cole Schmitz carried them in the second half before the two guards got hot in the final few minutes. If McDaniel, who's never really been a factor before, starts playing like that consistently, the Maroons can go to a whole 'nother level.

I wouldn't be surprised with any of those four teams winning the conference.

My money's still on Emory, although I think that Rochester will make the tourney and Chicago could slip in there as well with a Pool C. Barring a really torrid run by Wash U from this point forward, I think that the Bears are setting themselves up for an outstanding 2019-20 campaign in which they could once again become a national power.

[WUPHF]

I think I agree with just about everything you guys said.

Emory will lose a few more games this season, but will ultimately win the league.  Next season will be a fight to the finish between Emory and Washington University.

My only nitpick would be regarding the comment on Williams.  He is uniquely talented player, but he has his All-American quality games and his games in which he disappears.  He was just a bit below average last night mostly because of foul trouble.

You might say the Bears were within two in the final three minutes despite getting only 10 minutes of play from Hunter who also fouled out.

As far Chicago at 9-4 and having played a particularly tough non-conference schedule, it will be interesting to see if the can win enough to get a bid.  No excuses, but I have to think that Emory had an unusually long drive to Hyde Park today after playing later than usual last night and with a Noon game looming...

Fatigue could be a factor for both Emory and Rochester.  The hosts need to take full advantage.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The East is a mess this year, so I imagine a Pool C Rochester might be at the table quite early.  That helps your chances for sure.

[WUPHF]

Washington University is running a defensive clinic on Rochester, lead 25-8 after 7 minutes.

[WUPHF]

Rochester heating up...

Though Washington University is also hosting a shooting clinic.

[WUPHF]

Washington University scores more in the half than they did in the entire games against Augustana, UW Platteville. Leads 64-30.

Forcing the Yellowjackets to take deep three point shots, forcing shot clock violations, etc...

[WUPHF]

WUSTL defeats Rochester, 93-62 in a game that was not that close.  Rochester goes 0-2 on the weekend. Not a lot of room for losses now...

[Gregory Sager]

Chicago and Emory are going to OT.

[Gregory Sager]

Chicago 96, Emory 86

What a weird finish. Most teams win close games by making late free throws; Chicago won this close game despite missing late free throws, as Jordan Baum missed one with 24 seconds left that would've given the Maroons a two-possession lead, and then UC proceeded to miss its first four attempts from the stripe in OT. Emory had baskets on its first three possessions in OT waved off due to offensive fouls.

Cole Schmitz had 23 and 10 for the Maroons before leaving the game to injury close to the end of regulation. Dominic Laravie (15 and 7) took over as Chicago's bell cow after Schmitz went down. Jordan Baum again hit some big shots late and finished with 18, while Max Jacobs added 13 off the bench. Ryan Jacobson played a big role with eight rebounds and five assists, while Brennan McDaniel (seven) and Noah Karras (six) also augmented Chicago's 52-40 advantage on the boards. Emory was sparked, again, by Matt Davett, who had 27 and 11, while Romin Williams had 18 and six assists. Lawrence Rowley chipped in 15 points for the Eagles, while Nick Stuck dished out five dimes.

[TheOsprey]

Very entertaining game in Chicago.   Thought UC played outstanding defense the final 10 mins., however their ff shooting nearly cost them today.  Who is the announcer today?  He sounds very familiar.