(CHICAGO, Ill.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team traveled to Chicago, Illinois Friday and left with a 63-57 victory to the University of Chicago. The Tartans are now 10-3 overall and 1-1 in University Athletic Association (UAA) play. The Maroons moved to 10-3, 1-1.

Game Information
Carnegie Mellon 63, Chicago 57
Records: Carnegie Mellon (10-3, 1-1), Chicago (10-3, 1-1)
Location: Chicago, Ill. (Gerald Ratner Athletics Center)

How it Happened

• Junior Justin Allen scored 10 of the first 13 points for the Tartans as the visitors took an early 13-10 lead midway through the first half.
• The lead then changed hands four times the remainder of the half before the Tartans held a 22-21 edge at the break.
• Carnegie Mellon kept Chicago to 18.8% (6-32) shooting from the field over the first twenty minutes of play while the Tartans converted just 28.6% (10-35).
• Behind the arc, the Tartans were 1-of-11 to the Maroons 2-of-14.
• A traditional three-point play by freshman Alex Hassanein at the 13-minute mark gave the Tartans a 36-31 advantage. Allen then added a free throw a minute later to give the Cardinal and Gray a 37-31 lead.
• Chicago then went on a 9-2 run and knotted the score at 40-all with nine minutes remaining.
• Two minutes later, Carnegie Mellon scored seven straight points over a two-minute span and led 52-45.
• A layup by Allen with 1:38 left on the clock gave the Tartans a 59-51 lead.
• The Maroons wouldn't go away and cut the score to 59-56 with 20 ticks showing.
• A fastbreak dunk by Allen with 10.5 seconds remaining and a pair of foul shots by graduate student R.J. Holmes in the closing seconds sealed the Tartans victory.

Tartan Stats

• The Tartans shot 37.3% (25-67) from the floor and converted 5-of-22 from behind the arc for 22.7%.
• Allen, the second leading scorer in Division III, led all scorers with 36 points after he converted 16-of-30 from the floor.
• Holmes led the Tartans with 11 rebounds.

Maroon Stats

• The Maroons shot 30.0% (18-60) from the floor and converted 4-of-26 from behind the arc for 15.4%.
• Eamonn Kenah led Chicago with 15 points. Joe Berry and Thomas Kurowski each finished with 13 points.
• Daniel Cochran led all players with 12 rebounds.

Game Notes

• The Tartans have now won seven of the last nine over the Maroons.
• Carnegie Mellon is 8-0 this season when holding its opponents to 75 points or less.
• The Tartans are 8-0 this season when leading at the half.
• Allen has scored in double figures in all 13 contests this season and has scored 30 or more in five times.
• Allen now has nine career games of scoring 30 or more.
• Holmes has now graded double-digit rebounds in nine contests this season.

Up Next

• Carnegie Mellon will travel to St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, January 19 for a 1:00 p.m. CT tip at 11th-ranked WashU.