Spring Break
MBBALL: Judges win big against rival
by Jeffrey Pickette
Senior writer
Sports | 1/20/09
Posted online at 11:03 PM EST on 1/19/09
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The Judges hit 13 three-pointers, thrashing NYU 65-35, and improving to 8-5 on the season and 2-1 in UAA play.
"The game plan going into [Saturday's] game was to work the inside, but I think the perimeter game just happened to come more quickly, … so we just took that and ran with it," assistant coach Eric McKoy said.
Guard Kevin Olson '09 and forward Steve DeLuca (GRAD) combined to hit six three-pointers in the first eight minutes of the game as Brandeis built an early 20-8 lead.
"If [NYU has] to worry about the interior, I like to be able to burn them outside," Olson said.
Olson hit his four three-pointers from both corners and both wings on the court, while DeLuca hit his two three-pointers from in front of the NYU bench and at the top of the key.
"I like getting it in the corner, and as the pass was in the air, the NYU bench was saying I wasn't going to hit the shot," DeLuca said of his first three-point field goal.
Guard Kenny Small '10 sank two three-pointers in the final minutes of the first half to extend the Brandeis lead to 31-14 at halftime.
Olson started the second half exactly like he did the first-with a three-pointer from the left side of the court. A three-pointer from Small and two more three-pointers from reserve forward Vytas Kriskus '12 extended the Judges' lead to 58-22 with eight minutes, 32 seconds left in the game. Brandeis rested its starters for the remainder of the contest and cruised to the 30-point victory.
Olson led the way with 15 points behind a five-for-five performance from beyond the arc. Small chipped in with 13 points and Kriskus added 10 points. Point guard Andre Roberson '10 had seven points and seven assists.
"The three-point shots … spread NYU's defense out. They didn't know whether to play man or zone [defense]," McKoy said.
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