CHICAGO – A four-point possession by Brandeis College within the last seconds of the sport shocked the College of Chicago males’s basketball crew by a 66-65 rating on Sunday.
The Maroons evened their season report at 7-7 whereas dropping to 0-3 within the College Athletic Affiliation (UAA). The Judges improved to 10-4 total (2-1 UAA).
Each groups performed robust protection all through the competition, maintaining one another underneath 40 % taking pictures from the sphere. Halfway via the primary half, the rating was tied at 11-11. That is when UChicago went on a 6-0 run to take its largest lead of the day at 17-11. Brandeis wound up hitting a three-pointer on the buzzer to attract inside 30-28 at halftime.
The guests began robust within the second half, embarking on an 11-2 streak to go up 39-32. However UChicago countered with an enormous 15-2 run of its personal to launch again into the lead at 47-41. Arrish Bhandal scored seven factors in that timeframe, together with a 3 from the highest of the arc.
A Brandeis trey would finally tie the rating at 59-59 with 2:30 remaining within the sport. Bryce Hopkins and Bhandal each scored to place the hosts again forward, and two free throws by Eamonn Kenah gave UChicago a 65-62 cushion with 18 seconds left.
However the Judges proved onerous to place away. Guard Ethan Edwards drew a foul and hit 1 of two free throws. The miss rolled all the best way across the rim and the offensive board was snatched by a Brandeis guard. The ball was then kicked out to Edwards, who nailed the go-ahead three-pointer.
UChicago had one final possession to go for the game-winner, however the last inbounds move was intercepted and the win was clinched by Brandeis.
Bhandal and Thomas Kurowski tallied 15 factors apiece for UChicago whereas combining for 16 rebounds. Kenah scored 13 factors off the bench and Hopkins added 10 factors and eight rebounds.
UChicago shot 38.0 % from the sphere, 26.1 % from three-point vary (6-23) and 84.0 % from the free throw stripe (21-25). Brandeis made 35.6 % of its discipline objectives, 42.1 % of its three-pointers (8-19) and 76.2 % of its free throws.
The Maroons held sway on the boards 43-35 whereas committing 4 extra turnovers (12-8).
NEXT GAME:
- Friday, Jan. 20 @ 7:30 PM (ET) – UChicago at Carnegie Mellon College
