Boone notched his 10th double-double for the Violets (17-5, 6-5 UAA), who are ranked #16 by D3hoops.com. Seniors Matt Basford and Michael DeCorso each netted 15 points for NYU.
Ryan Einwag led Carnegie Mellon (12-9, 5-6 UAA) with 12 points.
NYU started quick thanks to the hot hand of senior Matt Basford, who buried two three-pointers on the Violets’ first two trips down the floor, forcing Carnegie Mellon to call a timeout 55 seconds into the contest.
Meanwhile, Boone recorded a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first half alone. The 6-6 senior scored six straight points during a 16-7 run that gave NYU a 42-22 halftime lead.
“We got off to a good start by hitting a lot of shots at the beginning of the game,” NYU head coach Joe Nesci said. “It was a good overall effort. It was a good bounceback from our tough loss to Rochester on Friday.”
NYU shot 43.8% (28-64) overall and outrebounded Carnegie Mellon 51-35. The Tartans hit just 34.4% (21-61) of its shots and converted just 45.5% (10-22) from the charity stripe.
NYU returns to action Friday, Feb. 16, when it travels to Case Western Reserve University for an 8 pm contest. The Violets defeated the Spartans 69-52 at the Coles Sports Center on Jan. 21 in the previous meeting between the UAA rivals.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 78, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 57 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (12-9, 5-6 UAA) Einwag, Ryan 4-14 2-3 12; Matta, Brad 3-11 2-2 9; Kozak, Geoff 2-7 1-3 7; Anderson, Jack 3-7 0-0 6; Sawl, Dan 2-3 1-2 5; Pearson, Rob 2-4 1-2 5; Martin, Dan 2-4 0-0 4; Bouldin-Johnson, T. 2-2 0-2 4; O'Rourke, Corey 1-5 2-6 4; Curtis, Elliott 0-0 1-2 1; Taylor, Casey 0-1 0-0 0; Wolleben, Jon 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 10-22 57. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (17-5, 6-5 UAA) Boone, Jason 6-16 6-11 18; Basford, Matt 5-9 2-2 15; DeCorso, Michael 6-13 0-0 15; Magee, Michael 4-6 0-0 8; Parker, Charlie 2-5 2-3 7; Wilson, Matthew 2-3 2-2 6; Clark, Chael 1-5 3-4 5; Mish, John 1-1 0-0 2; Kuba, Zach 1-3 0-0 2; Morrissey, Bill 0-0 0-0 0; Jensen, Keith 0-0 0-0 0; Greenberg, Jesse 0-1 0-0 0; Meziab, Omar 0-1 0-0 0; Butler, Ricky 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 15-22 78. Carnegie Mellon University.... 22 35 - 57 New York University........... 42 36 - 78 3-point goals--Carnegie Mellon University 5-19 (Einwag, Ryan 2-5; Kozak, Geoff 2-5; Matta, Brad 1-6; Taylor, Casey 0-1; Anderson, Jack 0-2), New York University 7-21 (Basford, Matt 3-7; DeCorso, Michael 3-9; Parker, Charlie 1-3; Butler, Ricky 0-1; Magee, Michael 0-1). Fouled out--Carnegie Mellon University-Pearson, Rob, New York University-None. Rebounds--Carnegie Mellon University 35 (Matta, Brad 9), New York University 51 (Boone, Jason 19). Assists--Carnegie Mellon University 15 (O'Rourke, Corey 5; Kozak, Geoff 5), New York University 15 (Parker, Charlie 5). Total fouls--Carnegie Mellon University 19, New York University 20. Technical fouls--Carnegie Mellon University-Pearson, Rob, New York University-None. A-984 NYU is ranked #16 by D3hoops.com.