News Release

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) — The Carnegie Mellon men’s basketball team and their high-flying fast paced play improved to 7-0 on Tuesday, December 6 after they handed the visiting Lycoming College Warriors a 99-83 defeat in Skibo Gymnasium. The Tartans up their record to 7-0, while the Warriors dip under .500 to 3-4.

Carnegie Mellon’s senior forward Nate Maurer needed only four seconds to put the Tartans on top 2-0 when he made a lay-up off a pass from fellow senior forward Clayton Barlow-Wilcox. The Tartans never relinquished the lead and a lay-up by junior Greg Gonzalez off a pass from sophomore Geoff Kozak brought the score to 50-35 heading into halftime. Maurer scored 12 of his 16 points in the first period.

Lycoming was able to cut the Carnegie Mellon lead to under double-digits on numerous occasions in the second half, only to have the Tartans respond right away. A lay-up by Tartan senior forward Marques Johnson made the score 71-61 with 9:26 to go, and the Tartans stayed in control the rest of the way.

Six Tartans hit double figures in points, with Johnson and Barlow-Wilcox leading the way with 17 points apiece. Johnson tied his career-high in points and recorded six rebounds and five assists. Barlow-Wilcox hauled down 10 rebounds to record his fourth double-double of the season. Carnegie Mellon received strong bench play as senior Bary Dunn chipped in with 16 points, including three dunks, and junior Brad Matta added a career-high 12 points. Senior guard A.J. Straub was the sixth Tartan in double figures, as he contributed 10 points on 2-3 shooting from three-point range. Lycoming was led by senior Jonathan Pribble’s 23 points and seven rebounds.

The Tartans run and gun offense shot 60% for the game and collected 22 assists to 15 turnovers, while Lycoming shot 49% and had 11 assists and 14 turnovers. Carnegie Mellon dominated on the boards and in points in the paint, out-rebounding the Warriors 40-24, and outscoring the Warriors 62-36 in the paint.

The Carnegie Mellon men’s basketball team will suit up next on Friday, December 9 when they travel to play Skidmore College in what is scheduled to be a 7:00 p.m. tip. The Tartans next home game is not until January 20 when they host conference opponent Case Western Reserve University.

Newspaper Box Score
Lycoming vs Carnegie Mellon
12/6/05 8:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh, Pa.
At Pittsburgh, Pa.
CARNEGIE MELLON 99, LYCOMING 83
LYCOMING (3-4)
Jonathan Pribble 9-19 2-2 23; Kevin Morris 7-13 2-3 16; Brad Musser 3-10 4-4
12; Dave Wilson 5-8 0-0 11; Patrick Baylor 3-5 2-2 9; Greg Sye 4-8 0-0 8;
Matt Clemons 1-2 0-0 2; Shawn Harper 1-2 0-0 2; Matt McGair 0-0 0-0 0;
Anthony Watson 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Arvai 0-0 0-0 0; Derrick Dull 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 33-67 10-11 83.
CARNEGIE MELLON (7-0)
Barlow-Wilcox, C. 6-15 5-6 17; Johnson, Marques 6-8 5-5 17; Maurer, Nate
7-12 1-2 16; Dunn, Bary 8-13 0-2 16; Matta, Brad 5-6 2-2 12; Straub, A.J.
2-3 4-4 10; Gonzalez, Greg 3-4 1-2 7; Kozak, Geoff 1-2 0-0 2; O'Rourke,
Corey 1-2 0-1 2; Pearson, Rob 0-0 0-0 0; Einwag, Ryan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
39-65 18-24 99.
Lycoming......................   35   48  -   83
Carnegie Mellon...............   50   49  -   99
3-point goals-Lycoming 7-20 (Jonathan Pribble 3-8; Brad Musser 2-2; Dave
Wilson 1-3; Patrick Baylor 1-2; Kevin Morris 0-5), Carnegie Mellon 3-8
(Straub, A.J. 2-3; Maurer, Nate 1-2; Kozak, Geoff 0-1; Johnson, Marques 0-1;
Barlow-Wilcox, C. 0-1). Fouled out--Lycoming-None, Carnegie Mellon-None.
Rebounds-Lycoming 24 (Jonathan Pribble 7), Carnegie Mellon 40
(Barlow-Wilcox, C. 10). Assists-Lycoming 11 (Derrick Dull 3; Brad Musser 3),
Carnegie Mellon 22 (Johnson, Marques 5). Total fouls-Lycoming 16, Carnegie
Mellon 16. A-320