Spring Break
MBBALL: Brandeis picks up first conference win in upset
by Jeffrey Pickette
Senior writer
Sports | 1/13/09
Posted online at 11:39 PM EST on 1/12/09
/ Last updated at 12:47 AM EST on 1/12/09
"I was really just trying to stay within our offense; we were really trying to pound it in. … [I was] just waiting for my open looks." Olson said.
Trailing by double digits for much of the second half, Carnegie Mellon cut the lead to nine on a lay-up from Tartan senior guard Corey O'Rourke with 3:11 left in the game. O'Rourke forced a steal on the ensuing Brandeis possession and passed the ball to junior guard Jack Anderson, who was open down the court. But Anderson could not secure the pass and kicked the ball in frustration toward the protective net past the baseline at the Carnegie Mellon end of the court, committing a technical foul in the process.
Brandeis hit its free throw attempts in the waning minutes to hold on for the 12-point win.
"[Last Sunday] we were just a little more aggressive getting the ball into the low post," McKoy said. "We were a little more patient in what we did; we didn't take the first shot attempt that we got. We moved the ball around."
DeLuca led the way with 28 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-16 shooting, while guard Kenny Small '10 and Olson chipped in with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Against Rochester, the Judges trailed 35-29 at the half, but went on a 9-2 run, capped by a Hollins layup to gain a 38-37 lead with 16:50 left in the game.
However, Rochester answered with a 9-0 run of its own, and Brandeis would never recover.
Small, DeLuca, and guard Andre Roberson '10 all scored in double figures with 15, 12, and 11 points respectively.
The Judges next play New York University at home Saturday at 3 p.m.
Trailing by double digits for much of the second half, Carnegie Mellon cut the lead to nine on a lay-up from Tartan senior guard Corey O'Rourke with 3:11 left in the game. O'Rourke forced a steal on the ensuing Brandeis possession and passed the ball to junior guard Jack Anderson, who was open down the court. But Anderson could not secure the pass and kicked the ball in frustration toward the protective net past the baseline at the Carnegie Mellon end of the court, committing a technical foul in the process.
Brandeis hit its free throw attempts in the waning minutes to hold on for the 12-point win.
"[Last Sunday] we were just a little more aggressive getting the ball into the low post," McKoy said. "We were a little more patient in what we did; we didn't take the first shot attempt that we got. We moved the ball around."
DeLuca led the way with 28 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-16 shooting, while guard Kenny Small '10 and Olson chipped in with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Against Rochester, the Judges trailed 35-29 at the half, but went on a 9-2 run, capped by a Hollins layup to gain a 38-37 lead with 16:50 left in the game.
However, Rochester answered with a 9-0 run of its own, and Brandeis would never recover.
Small, DeLuca, and guard Andre Roberson '10 all scored in double figures with 15, 12, and 11 points respectively.
The Judges next play New York University at home Saturday at 3 p.m.
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