WALTHAM, Mass. - Four different starters scored in double
figures tonight as the 22nd-ranked Brandeis University
men's basketball team defeated Emerson College, 69-52, in Red
Auerbach Arena. The Judges forced 22 Lion turnovers while
committing just six of their own, leading to a commanding 28-3 edge
in points scored off turnovers.
Leading the way for the Judges (2-0) was senior forward
Terrell Hollins (Springfield, Mass./Longmeadow).
Though the lowest scoring of the quartet to reach double figures
for Brandeis with 12 points - all coming in the second half -
Hollins stuffed the stat-sheet with 10 rebounds (five offensive)
and three assists to tie for game-high honors, while swiping a
game- and career-high four steals. The double-double was his second
of the season and the 10th of his career. Senior guard
Andre Roberson (Springfield, Mass./Wilbraham and
Monson Acad.) was the game's high scorer with 15 points, nine
coming after the break. Classmate Kenny Small
(Stratford, Conn./Stratford) added 14 and sophomore guard
Tyrone Hughes (Dorchester, Mass./Taft School) had
13.
Emerson (1-1) also had a double-double performance, as senior
pre-season All-American Jeremy Shannon (Lowell, Mass./Canterbury
School) finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Judges were
able to contain Shannon in the second half, though, as he had nine
points and eight boards in the first 20 minutes and just four
points and two caroms after the break. Senior forward Bryan Rouse
(East Greenwich, R.I./Toll Gate) added eight points and tied for
team-high honors with sophomore Drew Venter (Boston,
Mass./Mansfield) with three assists. The Lions fell despite
outrebounding Brandeis, 38-27.
Brandeis trailed early in the first half, as a Shannon 3-pointer
with 14:09 on the clock gave Emerson an 11-6 lead. The Judges
responded with a 14-3 run to take a 20-14 edge at the 6:35 mark of
the first on a Rich Magee (Burke, Va./Lake
Braddock) back-door lay-up on a nice feed from Hollins. The hosts
expanded the lead to 30-19 by halftime and were ahead by as many as
16 at 47-31 following a pair of Roberson free throws with 12:47
left.
Emerson made its best push at that point, scoring 11 unanswered,
including a pair of Dan Boylan (Royal Oak, Mich./Shrine)
3-pointers, the last of which cut the lead to 47-42 with 9:16 on
the clock. Following a Brandeis 30-second timeout, the Judges, came
out on fire as Hollins sparked them to seven points in the next 45
seconds. The senior co-captain hit a short jumper on the next
possession, then intercepted a pass and went in for a thunderous
dunk. Hollins followed that with a strip of an Emerson player at
midcourt, immediately feeding Hughes on an outlet that led to a
traditional three-point play, putting the Judges ahead 54-42 with
8:31 left Hollins also scored the Judges next two buckets to push
the lead to 16 and Brandeis never looked back.
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