PITTSBURGH, Pa. (taken from a CMU release) -- The Brandeis
University men's basketball team dropped its second straight
University Athletic Contest today, falling by a 75-68 margin at
Carnegie Mellon University.
Brandeis (10-3, 0-2) took a 28-19 advantage with 6:45 on the clock
in the first half off a trey by junior Florian Rexhepi (Skopje,
Macedonia). The Tartans (9-3, 2-1) then put together a 17-4 run to
end the half that started with a second chance basket from
sophomore Ryan Einwag (Pittsburgh,
Pa.). During the run, freshman Dan Sawl (Irwin, Pa.) was perfect
from the floor (3-of-3) and cashed in with seven points. The Judges
shot just 1-of-11 heading onto the locker room trailing 36-32.
The second half was an even contest with five ties and four lead
changes. The Judges took their first lead of the second half at the
10:01 mark when freshman Terrell Hollins (Springfield, Mass.)
converted a three-point play making the score 53-52. The Judges
would hold the lead over the next 7:25 extending their lead to six
(62-56), but Carnegie Mellon grabbed the lead back during an 11-4
run, 67-66.
After two offensive rebounds by the Judges on their next
possession, junior Kwame Graves-Fulgham (Amherst, Mass.) gave the
lead back to Brandeis on a lay-up with 2:02 to play. The next 1:13
would be scoreless until Tartans junior guard Geoff Kozak
(Huntingdon, Pa.) hit a jumper off a pass from sophomore guard
Corey O'Rourke (Merion, Pa.). Kozak's bucket made it 69-68 in favor
of Carnegie Mellon with 49 seconds remaining in the game and gave
them the lead for good.
Over the last 49 seconds, the Tartans would break out of their
slump from the charity stripe by converting their last six foul
shots, four by O'Rourke. The home team finished 16-of-29 from the
line.
Carnegie Mellon was led by O'Rourke and Einwag with 18 points
apiece. O'Rourke's was a career-high and he finished one rebound
and two assists shy of a triple-double. Senior Brad Matta (White
Oak, Pa.) and Kozak each finished with 11 points in the win.
Brandeis was led by junior Steve DeLuca (Merrimack, N.H.) with 14
points, while Rexhepi and Hollins finished with 11.
No. 23 men's hoops drops second straight, 75-68, at Carnegie Mellon
Posted: Jan 07, 2007