CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Case Western Reserve University men's basketball team (9-10 overall, 1-7 UAA) looks to complete a Throwback Weekend sweep when it welcomes University Athletic Association foe and No. 19 nationally-ranked New York University (16-2, 6-2 UAA) into Horsburgh Gymnasium on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.

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(Ron Jantz, play-by-play; Ed Daugherty, color)

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

After dropping their previous eight contests, the Spartans notched their first UAA victory in convincing fashion Friday evening with a decisive 91-68 win versus Brandeis University (Mass.) in the first of two contests in conjunction with CWRU's seventh annual Throwback Weekend. In the win, senior forward Tom Summers posted a career-best 31 points on 13-of-16 shooting from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 at the charity stripe. Summers also added nine rebounds. For the season, the Spartans have been outscored by a narrow margin of 72.8 ppg to 72.5, but have outrebounded the competition, 37.3 rpg to 34.2. As a team, Case shoots .461 from the field, including .395 from three-point range, and .729 from the free throw line.

CASE WESTERN RESERVE LEADERS

Austin Fowler leads the team in scoring at 15.2 ppg and is third in rebounding at 7.1 rpg. David Thompson is second on the squad in scoring at 12.7 ppg and ranks second on the team and fourth in the UAA at 7.6 rpg. Senior forward Tom Summers is third in scoring at 11.9 ppg, while leading the UAA in rebounding at 7.9 rpg. Freshman forward Dane McLoughlin is the top freshman scorer in the Association averaging 10.4 ppg with a team-high 30 three-pointers. Freshman guard Julien Person averages 7.0 ppg and is second on the squad in assists at 2.7 per game and blocked shots at 1.0 per game. Freshman point guard Jordan Dean checks in at 6.2 ppg and averages a team-best 3.7 assists per game.

MILESTONE WATCH

Senior forward Tom Summers, the UAA's top rebounder at 7.9 rpg, has a shot at two significant milestones by season's end. With 947 career points, Summers is 53 points shy of joining the CWRU 1,000-point club and would need to average just under nine points per game over the final six to reach 1,000. Also with 680 career rebounds, Summers is 73 rebounds away from Carson Oren's (2002-06) record of 753 and would need to average around 11.8 per game to reach the milestone. This season, Summers has five double-doubles and is riding a streak of seven-straight games with double-digit scoring including his career-high 31 on Friday evening.

THROWBACK WEEKEND

As part of CWRU's seventh annual Throwback Weekend, the Spartan men are wearing uniforms commemorating Western Reserve University (Red Cats) on Friday and Case Institute of Technology (Rough Riders) on Sunday. WRU and CIT federated in 1967 to become Case Western Reserve University.

DIAPER DANDIES

Three of Case Western Reserve's top-six scorers are freshmen with forward Dane McLoughlin averaging 10.4 ppg and guards Julien Person and Jordan Dean averaging 7.0 ppg and 6.2 ppg, respectively.

SCOUTING THE VIOLETS

The Violets, ranked No. 19 in the nation by D3hoops.com, have won 5-of-6 heading into this afternoon's action including an 88-76 UAA victory Friday evening versus Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) in Pittsburgh. Last weekend, NYU was upset by the Tartans, 70-68 at home, but rebounded to defeat Case Western Reserve, 89-80. Heading into action this afternoon, NYU has been outscoring its opponents, 77.1 ppg to 62.2, and winning the battle on the boards, 36.4 rpg to 33.8.

NYU LEADERS

Coming into today's game, Andy Stein is averaging a team-best 17.4 points per game -- good for fourth in the UAA. Stein is also second on the team in rebounding at 6.5 rpg. Carl Yaffe checks in at 14.6 ppg and a team-high 7.2 rpg, while Kyle Stockmal averaged 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists. Ryan Tana led the squad in assists at 3.9 apg, ranking fourth in the UAA.

CWRU VS. NYU SERIES

The Spartans and Violets have met 38 times on the hardwood with NYU holding a 28-10 lead in the all-time series. The Violets have won the last two meetings, each at home, and the host team has won five in a row in the series. The Spartans have won the last two match-ups in Cleveland with scores of 80-76 in 2011 and 69-51 in 2010. Prior to Case's home victory in 2010, the Violets had won 13-straight meetings between the two.

CWRU VS. NYU LAST MEETING

NYU defeated the Spartans, 89-80, last Sunday, January 29 at the Jerome S. Coles Center in New York City. The Violets never trailed in game and led by as many as 19 with 9:57 left to play before the Spartans rallied with a 29-16 run that cut their deficit to just six with under a minute remaining. Spartan junior forward Austin Fowler led all scorers with 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to record his third-consecutive double-double. Andy Stein paced four Violets in double-figures with 25 points.