ATLANTA, Ga. – Brandeis University sophomore reserve forward Matthew Cadogan (Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) had a career night with 20 points in 13 minutes off the bench as the Judges pulled a 71-69 upset of host and 24^th-ranked Emory University tonight in University Athletic Association action in Atlanta.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis: 12-7, 3-5 UAA.
• Emory: 12-7, 3-5 UAA, ranked #24 nationally by D3hoops.com.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emory jumped out early, taking a 13-5 lead on a pair of free throws by Cale Martens with just over five minutes elapsed.
• The Judges scored the next five points, tying the game at 15 after a 3-pointer from sophomore Ethan Edwards (Brooklyn, N.Y./Woodstock Acad.) and a Cadogan jumper.
• The Eagles took their last lead with 10:56 left in the first half on a bucket by Jair Knight.
• Brandeis answered on the next possession when Cadogan connected from downtown to give the Judges an 18-17 advantage with 10:36 on the clock.
• The Judges would never trail again. They held Emory without a field goal over the next seven-and-a-half minutes, outscoring them 14-1 over that span.
• Junior Gilbert Otoo (Burtonsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) hit a 3-pointer with 3:43 left in the stanza to give Brandeis their largest lead of the first 20 minutes, 32-18, with 3:43 to go in the first half.
• Emory rallied and closed the period on an 11-3 string to get with in six on a Ben Pearce lay-up that made it 35-29.
• Cadogan established his career-best with 10 points in the first half, while Edwards had eight.
• Pearce had 12 and Martens 10 before the break for Emory.
• The Judges started out strong in the second half, opening on a 19-8 run that was capped by 3-pointers on three-straight possessions, two by Otoo and another by sophomore Quron Zene (Windsor, Conn./IMG Academy). Otoo's second made it 54-37 in favor of the visitors with 14:08 to go.
• Brandeis was able to keep the Eagles at arm's length, but the hosts got the deficit back to within single digits at the 10:37 mark on an AJ Harris 3-pointer.
• Emory clawed even closer, making it a one-possession game on a three-point play by Knight at the 6:37 mark, while a Max Fried put-back with 5:34 to go made it a one-point game at 58-57.
• After four straights stops, Otoo and Knight traded 3-pointers, making it 61-60 in favor of the Judges with 3:50 left.
• Cadogan answered with his only field goal of the second half after an Otoo offensive rebound with 3:01 to go, making it a 63-60 lead for Brandeis.
• Both defenses buckled down from that point, as the teams went eight-straight possessions without scoring. The Eagles had a chance to cut into the lead as the clock wound under a minute, but they were whistled for a moving screen with 48 second left.
• Starting on the next possession, Cadogan did his job from the line, hitting eight free throws in a row.
• The Judges were unable to pull away, however, as Emory answered on the other end, including a four-point possession with the shot clock off. With a 69-63 deficit and 27 seconds left, Ben Pearce hit his first free throw, but missed the second. The Eagles missed their first attempt at a 3-pointer, but got another offensive rebound and Albert Fallas made his second attempt with 16 seconds to go, getting the home team within 69-67.
• Cadogan and Peace traded free throws, but Emory got a break when the Judges missed their last two foul shots with 3.5 seconds to go and the two-point lead. The Eagles couldn't come up with a play to tie the contest, allowing Brandeis to escape with the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Cadogan was the story for the Judges, scoring 20 points in just 13 minutes of action. He hit 5-of-6 overall from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range, and a perfect 8-of-8 from the line, all coming in the final minute of the game.
• Cadogan's 20 points doubled the entire output of the Emory reserves.
• Otoo added 18 points, hitting 5-of-12 overall, 5-of-9 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 from the line. He also led the Judges with nine rebounds and was one of three players with two steals.
• Edwards, senior Aedan Using (Old Lyme, Conn./Old Lyme) and sophomore Jake Bender (Hope, R.I./Hope) each had eight points.
• Brandeis held Emory 15 points below their season scoring average entering the game.
• The Judges won the turnover battle, 17-10, and doubled up the Eagles in points off turnovers, 24-12.
• Emory's Pearce led all scorers with 23 points, while Knight had 14 and Martens 13.
• Logan Shanahan led all players with 15 rebounds, while Martens completed a double-double with 11 boards. The Eagles won the battle of the boards, 56-40.
• Pearce also had a game-high four assists.
• Brandeis snapped a six-game losing streak to Emory.

UP NEXT

• The Judges will look to avenge another of their home UAA losses on Sunday at noon at the University of Rochester. Emory will take on conference leader NYU at the same time. NYU defeated Rochester, 81-76, tonight.