In his 31st year as a head coach – all at Rochester – Neer has a cumulative record of 500-295. More importantly, Rochester is 2-0 in the University Athletic Association this season and 8-2 overall. Rochester hosts NYU, the UAA pre-season favorite, at noon on Sunday. NYU is 0-1 in the UAA, 10-1 overall. The Violets are ranked 20th nationally.
Rochester broke it wide open with a 20-0 run over a five-minute stretch in the first half. At one point, the Yellowjackets hit five three-point goals in a span of 2:26. Robert Dominiak had two treys. Jeff Juron, Max Kaplan, and Tim Brackney had one apiece. Dominiak closed the 20-0 run by sinking two out of three free throws. That gave Rochester a 33-9 lead with 9:08 left in the half. It was 49-21 at halftime.
Juron led the Rochester scorers with 15 points, hitting all five field goals and all four of his free throws. Jon Onyiriuka had 13 points, nine rebounds, and one block. Uche Ndubizu had 10 points.
Brackney had three points and a career high seven assists. Kaplan and Mike Chmielowiec had nine points each. Dominiak and Dan Milbrand each scored eight points.
Kenny Small of Brandeis tied for game scoring honors He had 15 points and three steals in 17 minutes off the bench. Andre Roberson had 13 points and four assists in 22 minutes as a sub. The Brandeis starters couldn’t find the range. Collectively, they were 8 of 21 from the floor.
Newspaper Box Score Brandeis University vs Rochester 01/05/07 8 pm at Palestra, Rochester, NY At Palestra, Rochester, NY ROCHESTER 83, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 65 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (10-2, 0-1 UAA) Small, Kenny 5-9 2-2 15; Roberson, Andre 5-13 1-1 13; Graves-Fulgham,Kwame 4-7 0-0 8; Olson, Kevin 2-8 2-2 7; Hollins, Terrell 3-5 1-2 7; Saucier, John 2-2 1-1 5; Coppens, Joe 2-6 0-0 4; Rexhepi, Florian 1-1 0-0 2; Mael, David 1-1 0-0 2; DeLuca, Steve 1-5 0-0 2; Magee, Rich 0-2 0-0 0; Hill, Stephen 0-1 0-0 0; Bol, Riko 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-61 7-8 65. ROCHESTER (8-2, 2-0 UAA) Juron, Jeff 5-5 4-4 15; Onyiriuka, Jon 5-8 3-6 13; Ndubizu, Uche 3-5 4-7 10; Kaplan, Max 3-3 0-0 9; Chmielowiec, Mike 3-11 2-2 9; Milbrand, Dan 3-3 2-2 8; Dominiak, Robert 2-3 2-3 8; Snider, Eric 2-4 0-0 4; Runco, Brad 1-1 1-2 4; Brackney, Tim 1-5 0-0 3; Fetzer, Derrick 0-0 0-0 0; Cubit, Colin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-48 18-26 83. Brandeis University........... 21 44 - 65 Rochester..................... 49 34 - 83 3-point goals-Brandeis University 6-17 (Small, Kenny 3-5; Roberson, Andre 2-5; Olson, Kevin 1-4; Coppens, Joe 0-1; Bol, Riko 0-1; Graves-Fulgham,Kwame 0-1), Rochester 9-17 (Kaplan, Max 3-3; Dominiak, Robert 2-3; Runco, Brad 1-1; Chmielowiec, Mike 1-5; Juron, Jeff 1-1; Brackney, Tim 1-4). Fouled out--Brandeis University-Magee, Rich, Rochester-None. Rebounds-Brandeis University 25 (Mael, David 3; Graves-Fulgham,Kwame 3; Hollins, Terrell 3), Rochester 35 (Onyiriuka, Jon 9). Assists-Brandeis University 10 (Roberson, Andre 4), Rochester 17 (Brackney, Tim 7). Total fouls-Brandeis University 22, Rochester 14. A-450 Mike Neer's 500th career victory.