Junior Austin Claunch and sophomore Alex Greven each scored 18 points and the Emory men's basketball team closed out a memorable weekend Sunday afternoon with a 78-70 triumph at the University of Chicago.  The win boosted the Eagles' overall record to 11-3, 2-1 in the University Athletic Association while the Maroons slipped to 5-9 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

Greven ended the afternoon connecting on five-of 11 from the floor including two-of-five from three-point range as he notched his 12^th double-figure scoring performance of the campaign.  Greven's last two field goals came at critical moments with his trey with 2:25 left on the clock giving Emory a 72-67 edge.  Following a three-pointer by UC's Tom Williams with 1:15 remaining that cut the Eagles' lead to 72-70, Greven came through with a runner from the baseline as the shot clock was winding down that extended Emory's lead to 74-70 with 38 ticks on the clock.  The Eagles' then scored their final four points from the foul line with Claunch and junior Alex Gulotta each sinking a pair.

Claunch played his usual strong floor game, converting six-of-eight from the field and four-of-five from the charity stripe.  He also doled out eight assists and chalked up a game-high three steals.

With the win this afternoon, it marked the first time in school history that an Eagles' team has swept the "Midwest" road trip, topping Washington University on Friday night.  It is believed that it is just the fourth time in UAA history that a team has accomplished the feat of winning at both Wash U and Chicago the same weekend

The host Chicago squad outshot Emory from the floor, 46.9 percent (23-of-49) to 44.1 percent (26-of-59) and drained 10 shots from beyond the arc to the Eagles' nine.  The Maroons also finished with a slight 32-31 edge on the glass but were hampered by 15 turnovers compared to just nine Emory miscues. Tommy Sotos and Tom Williams tied for UC scoring honors with 15 points apiece

Holding a 46-41 lead at halftime, Emory scored the  first four points of the second half to claim a 50-41 margin The Eagles still held a 63-57 advantage with 7:46 on the clock before Chicago mounted a 7-0 charge to take a 64-63 lead.  After Jake Davis sank a pair of free throws that put the Eagles up by a 65-64 count, the Maroons' Matt Johnson knocked down a pair from the charity stripe that enabled UC to retake a 66-65 lead with 4:55 remaining.  Claunch then put the Eagles ahead for good their ensuing possession with 4:28 remaining following his lay-up.

In an up-tempo first half that saw the teams combine for 13 three-point field goals, Emory went into halftime with a five-point lead.  The Eagles shot 45.5 percent from the field, including 40.0 percent (6-of-15) from beyond the arc, while the Maroons were successful on 50 percent of their field goal (13-of-26) and three-point (7-of-14) tries. Chicago held a 19-18 lead with 12:29 left in the stanza following a bucket by Steve Stefanou, but Emory responded with a 10-0 run, started by treys by Claunch and  Gulotta, to assume a 28-19 edge.  The Eagles would eventually take their biggest lead of the afternoon, 33-23, with 7:29 remaining following another triple by Claunch.  After Chicago scored the game's next seven points, a bucket by junior Corey Spraggins pushed the Eagles' lead back to five with 4:55 on the clock.  Over the next two minutes and thirty seconds, Emory and Chicago recorded five treys, with Justin Resnick knocking down two of his three first-half three-pointers in that stretch.  Resnick finished the game with nine points.

Emory's 11-3 record is the program's second-best 14-game record in school history, behind only the 1989-90 team's 13-1 slate.

The Eagles return to action on Friday (Jan. 21) when it makes its UAA home debut against Case Western in an 8:00 p.m. start.