Collin Sawyer scored a career-high 29 points and hit 7 3-pointers to lead the Judges to their fourth victory in a row. They finish the regular season at 15-9, 6-7 in the UAA.
Kenny Graves '08 was a captain of one of the most successful Judges' teams of the last two decades. After becoming Brandeis's career leader in assists, he worked in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics until last year.
Toby Harris was one of four Brandeis players to score in double figures, including the first collegiate double-double (12p, 10r) for rookie Toby Harris.
The Judges led by as many as 19 points in the second half, but the Eagles forced OT with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to offset Tommy Eastman's career scoring high.
Collin Sawyer had 17 points to lead the Judges, who held the Bears under 70 points for just the third time this season, but the rest of the offense could not get on track.
The Judges showed little rust in their first game in a month and 10 days, thanks to grad student Tommy Eastman's game-high 20 points, including the 1,000th of his career.
As of February 7, Brandeis home athletics events will be open to all spectators. Waltham mask mandates will still be expected to be followed, requiring all spectators to be masked at all times.
Because of positive COVID-19 tests, the Brandeis-Clark women's basketball game for Jan. 3 has been postponed. No make-up date has been set. The Judges look to return to the court Jan. 8 against NYU.
Thanks to many generous contributions from supporters, the Brandeis Athletic department had an unprecedented Giving DEISDay on November 30, with donations exceeding $150,000 from more than 800 donors, with numbers still coming in through the end of 2021.
Chandler Jones scored 23 of his 26 points after the first half, including 17 in the OT sessions, with a dramatic 3-pointer that represented his 1,000th career point.