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Alex Vincent attempting a hook shot against Chicago
Tim Phillis
63
CWRU CWRU 8-7,0-4 UAA
72
Winner Emory EU 14-1,4-0 UAA
CWRU CWRU
8-7,0-4 UAA
63
Final
72
Emory EU
14-1,4-0 UAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CWRU CWRU 24 39 63
Emory EU 35 37 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Drops 72-63 Road Decision to #3 Emory

The Case Western Reserve University men's basketball team suffered its fourth-straight loss on Friday night, falling 72-63 to third-ranked Emory University at the Woodruff Physical Education Center in Atlanta.

The Spartans fell to 8-7 overall with a 0-4 record in the University Athletic Association, while Emory won its 13th consecutive game to improve to 14-1 with a 4-0 conference record.

Stats and Standouts

  • Graduate student guard Ethan Edwards led the Spartans with 14 points in the game, adding two rebounds, an assist, and a pair of steals.

  • First-year forward Alex Vincent finished with 12 points, a career-high 14 rebounds, and four blocks.

  • Two other Spartans finished with over 10 rebounds, as junior forward Logan Brown and senior forward Andrew Fox collected 11 rebounds apiece.

  • First-year guard Shyam Patel came off the bench to add 12 points with seven rebounds and a pair of assists.

First Half

  • CWRU scored the first six points of the game, taking a 6-0 lead with 17:40 left on a layup by Vincent.

  • The Spartans remained ahead until Emory took a 10-9 lead with 13:44 on the clock.

  • CWRU regained the lead, going ahead 15-14 with 11:53 left on a layup by Patel.

  • A jumper by first-year guard Anestis Hadjistamoulou put CWRU ahead 17-14 with 11:11 left, but Emory responded with eight unanswered points and scored 19 of the next 22 points in the game to go ahead 33-20 with 1:15 left in the first half.

  • Vincent and Edwards hit shots on back-to-back possessions to close the gap to nine points, 33-24, with 29 seconds left, but a late jumper by the Eagles put Emory ahead 35-24 heading into halftime.

  • CWRU's bench outscored Emory's 12-2 over the first 20 minutes of the game.

  • Vincent finished the first half with eight points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.

Second Half

  • CWRU opened the second half on an 11-2 run, keyed by seven points from Edwards, to pull back within two points, 37-35, with 16:40 to play in the game.

  • CWRU remained behind but within two possessions of Emory. A three-pointer by Brown with 11:18 to play made it a one-point game, 47-46. However, Emory responded with five unanswered points to go up 52-46 with 9:29 remaining.

  • CWRU pulled back within two points with 7:09 left after a layup by Fox made the score 53-51.

  • The Spartans trailed by just three points, 64-61, after a tip-in by Vincent with 2:28 left, but Emory ended the game on an 8-2 run to pull away late for the nine-point victory.

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU outrebounded Emory 54-42 during the game, marking the 11th time this season the squad has finished with more rebounds than its opponent and the ninth time it has ended a game with a double-figure rebound advantage.

  • Vincent's double-double was his second of the season.

  • The Spartans fell to 5-3 on the road this season.

  • Friday's loss was the Spartans' third-straight setback to Emory as CWRU dropped to 24-41 all-time against the Eagles.

Up Next

The Spartans will continue their four-game UAA road trip on Sunday, traveling to Rochester, New York, for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off against the University of Rochester.

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