Tartans Fall to #24 UChicago

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team hosted the 24th-ranked University of Chicago on Friday, February 14. The Maroons beat the Tartans 82-68, putting the Tartans at 12-9 overall and 3-7 in the University Athletic Association (UAA), while the Maroons are 16-5 overall and 7-3 in the conference. 

How it Happened 

• Junior Justin Allen scored the first points of the game three minutes in with a three-pointer. 
• The teams stayed neck and neck for the beginning of the first half with three ties and the last coming at 18-18.
• With 8:28 remaining in the first half, the Tartans broke the 18-18 tie and took the lead after Allen converted two free throws on a flagrant foul and followed it with a driving layup.
• Graduate student R.J. Holmes scored the last points of the first half with a buzzer beater 3-pointer, putting the Tartans in the lead at 37-33 going into the second half.
• The Tartans maintained their lead for the first nine minutes of the second half. The Maroons took the lead with a 3-pointer by Luke Smith that started a 25-6 run to hold the largest lead of the game at 18 points with 3:17 to play.
• Allen scored the final eight points for the Tartans in the last two minutes of the game to lead all players with 34 points.

Tartan Stats

• The Tartans shot 26-56 (46.4%) from the floor and 6-of-23 (26.1%) from behind the arc. 
• Allen scored 34 of the Tartans' 68 points, making 14-of-22 from the floor. He also had eight rebounds and a team high of four steals.
• Senior Nolan Casey scored nine points and senior Aidan Murphy scored eight. Both had two assists.
• Freshman Alex Hassanein had a team high of three assists while Holmes finished with eight rebounds.

Maroon Stats

• The Maroons shot 31-of-75 (41.3%) from the floor and 14-of-33 (42.4%) from behind the arc. They also grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and only turned the ball over eight times.
• Thomas Kurowski led the team with a total of 25 points and six assists. 
• Eamonn Kenah tallied 19 points and had six assists.
• Smith and Daniel Cochran both scored 10 points. 

Up Next

The Tartans will host the 19th-ranked Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 p.m.