Tartans Tripped Up at #22 WashU

(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team continued University Athletic Association (UAA) play on Sunday afternoon with an 81-57 loss at the 22nd-ranked Bears of Washington University in St. Louis. 

Game Information
Carnegie Mellon 57, #22 WashU 81
Records: Carnegie Mellon (15-9, 7-6), #22 WashU (18-6, 9-4)
Location: St. Louis, Mo. (Washington University Field House)

How it Happened

• The Bears converted their first four shots of the game and led 9-0 before the Tartans even attempted a field goal.
• WashU continued to have the hot hand and went on to make its first seven shots taking a 16-4 with 15:27 to play in the half.
• Carnegie Mellon's shooting also started strong converting 4-of-5 as the lead was cut to 16-10 at the 13:50 mark following a pair of made free throws by sophomore Aidan Booher.
• Midway through the first half, WashU used an 11-4 run over a five-minute stretch and took its largest lead of the first twenty minutes at 30-17.
• The Tartans responded with a 14-2 run over the next three minutes to pull within a point at 32-31 with three minutes left on the clock. During the run, freshman Buckley DeJardin scored seven of his 13 first half points while the Cardinal and Gray went 5-of-5 from the floor, converting two from behind the arc.
• WashU then closed the half scoring nine of the final 11 points and led 41-33 heading into the locker room.
• Carnegie Mellon shot 63.2% (12-19) from the floor over the first twenty minutes, but WashU turned the Tartans nine turnovers into 21 points and shot 53.1% (17-32) from the floor.
• The Bears run poured into the second half, as it was extended to 14-2 and the Bears led 46-33 two minutes into the second half.
• Three minutes later, WashU grabbed a 54-39 following a triple by Will Grudzinski.
• Back-to-back long balls by DeJardin and then classmate Aidan Murphy cut the home teams lead back to single digits at 54-45.
• The Bears lead was pushed back to double digits in the midst of a 21-1 run where Charlie Jacob connected on two from behind the arc and accounted for 10 of the points to push the WashU lead to 77-49 with 4:10 left in regulation.

Tartan Stats

• Carnegie Mellon had 11 different players score while 37 of its points came off the bench.
• DeJardin was the lone Tartan to score in double figures, ending with 16 points on 7-of-9 from the floor.
• Senior Nick Nakasian finished with seven points.
• Booher led the Cardinal and Gray with a career-high four assists.

Bears Stats

• Drake Kindsvater led four Bears in double figures with 23 points. He also led all players with 10 rebounds.
• Jacob along with Hayden Doyle finished with 16 points while Kevin Davet ended with 10.
• Yogi Oliff and Doyle each handed out six assists.

Game Notes

• It marked DeJardin's fourth game this season scoring in double figures.
• Carnegie Mellon is now 3-5 against ranked opponents this season.

Up Next

• The Tartans will end the regular season on Saturday, February 25, with a 3:00 p.m. tip against 21st-ranked Case Western Reserve University on the hardwood of Wiegand Gymnasium.