The Justice

Media Credit: David Sheppard-Brick Guard Kenny Small '10 dunks on a fast break against Emory University last Friday in the Judges' 65-54 home victory. Small led the team in scoring in both contests last weekend, averaging 21 points per game. His season average is 11.2 ppg.

After the men's basketball team converted a season-low 34.7 percent of its shots in a 65-54 win over Emory University last Friday at home, the Judges responded with a historic shooting performance in a 108-78 win against Case Western Reserve University last Sunday.

Brandeis converted 38 of 52 field goal attempts against Case Western, including going 16 of 22 from three-point range. The 73.1 field goal percentage broke the University Athletic Association conference record of 68.2, previously held by Washington University in St. Louis in a game against the University of Rochester in 1991.

"We pushed the ball [against Case Western]. We extended the defense; we got each other open," guard Kenny Small '10 said. "We tried to get out there and run, … and everything worked the way we wanted it to."

Brandeis stands at 16-8 on the season and 9-4 in the conference, good for second place in the UAA. The team also topped No. 21 Carnegie Mellon University 66-63 and the University of Rochester, 80-63 on the road on Feb. 13 and Feb. 15, respectively.

Riding a four-game win streak, Brandeis kept its postseason hopes alive, having cracked the top 10 in the latest NCAA New England regional rankings.

Against Case Western, Brandeis built an early 25-10 lead as the team started off the game a perfect nine-for-nine shooting, including three three-pointers apiece from guard Kevin Olson '09 and forward Steve DeLuca (GRAD).

The Judges missed just five shots in the first half, building a 62-43 halftime lead. The 62 points nearly equaled the team's 65-point two-half output against Emory.

"Did we miss [against Case Western]?" joked assistant coach Eric McKoy. "[We] came out on fire; [we] shot the ball very well."

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