(Feb. 20) - Brandeis University junior Kenny Small scored
a game-high 18 points to paced three double-figure scorers in a win
over Emory University Friday evening. The Judges upped their
overall mark to 15-8, 8-4 in the University Athletic Association
following a 65-54 win over the Eagles who slipped to 6-17 in
overall play, 1-11 in the league.
Emory outshot the host Judges from the field, 42.0 percent
(21-of-50) to 34.7 percent (17-of-49), and finished the contest
with a 33-29 edge in rebounding. However, Brandeis accounted
for 20 more points from the foul line than Emory, sinking 28-of-33
from the charity stripe while the Eagles converted
eight-of-nine. The Judges knocked down 17-of-20 of their free
throw attempts during the second half of action.
Emory trailed by just one point, 38-37, with 14:51 remaining in the
game following a bucket by junior Chad Hixon, but Brandeis rattled
off a 15-4 burst over the next five minutes to take a 53-41
advantage with 9:58 left. A trey by freshman Austin Claunch got the
Eagles to within nine points, 61-52, with 4:39 on the clock but
Emory could only generate only two more points the rest of the
way.
Hixon led Emory with 11 points along with a game-high 10 rebounds,
his second double-double of the campaign. Hixon has scored in
double digits in 14 games this season and in eight of his last nine
outings. Juniors Daniel Curtin and Anthony Fernandez along
with sophomore Julien Williams all recorded eight points in the
cause.
In a closely played first half that saw a total of eight lead
changes and five ties, Brandeis ended the first half with a 30-28
edge. Emory's biggest lead of the opening 20 minutes of
action came with 3:42 remaining when freshman Alex Gulotta knocked
down his second three pointer of the game to give the Eagles a
25-20 lead. However, the Judges closed out the stanza on a
10-3 run to take the lead into the locker room. Emory outshot
the home team, 40.7 percent (11-of-27) to 37.5 percent (9-of-24)
and held an 18-14 edge on the glass. Brandeis countered by
sinking 11-of-13 from the charity stripe while the Eagles converted
three of their four opportunities. Gulotta and Fernandez
paced the team's scoring attack with six points apiece in the
half.
Emory returns to action on Sunday when it plays at New York
University.
