Seth Hauben (Newton, MA/Newton South) had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Yellowjackets (7-1 University Athletic Association, 16-3 overall). Jeff Juron (Niskayuna, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) made four free throws in the last 15 seconds to help clinch the win. He finished with nine points.
Jeff Hall (Rockville, MD/Walter Johnson) and Chase Fawsett (Orlando, FL/Trinity Prep) scored 15 each for Emory (3-5 UAA, 11-7).
McAllister’s seven three-pointers are one shy of the Rochester single-game record and one shy of the Palestra record.
UR has won six straight and 11 of the last 12.
The Eagles ran off a 13-0 spurt late in the first half to take a 35-28 lead at halftime. Hall sank a pair of three-pointers in the run.
McAllister hit three 3-pointers in the first 4:11 of the second half as Rochester moved into a 44-39 lead. Rochester went up by six, 47-41, on a twisting layup by Gabe Perez (Corpus Christi, TX/Calallen) with 13:27 to play. Emory ran off another 13-0 run, this one covering five minutes, for a 54-47 lead with 8:26 to play. Fawsett scored seven of the 13 points.
Emory was ahead by three, 56-53, before Hauben hit a runner in the lane and Tim Brackney (Columbia, MD/Archbishop Spaulding) sank a three-point goal from left wing to put the Yellowjackets ahead to stay, 58-56. Hauben and Fawsett traded layups, giving Rochester a 60-58 lead with 1:23 left.
McAllister missed a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left, but Juron rebounded. He missed a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left. Hauben rebounded and got the ball to Juron who was fouled immediately.
After Juron made two free throws, Hall sank a three-pointer out of the right corner with 7.8 seconds left. Juron was fouled with 6.3 seconds left. He made both free throws. Emory rushed the ball upcourt where Hall’s three-point attempt was short at the buzzer.
EMORY UNIVERSITY (11-7, 3-5 UAA) Fawsett, Chase 7-10 0-0 15; Hall, Jeff 5-12 2-2 15; Allen, Rashawn 3-10 1-2 9; Ferderigos, Spiros 3-7 0-0 7; Barvin, Eric 1-5 4-4 6; Ford-Carther, Alex 2-5 0-0 4; Pardue Jr., Claude 1-2 0-0 3; Corrado, Barry 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-53 7-8 61. ROCHESTER (16-3, 7-1 UAA) McAllister, Brendan 7-15 0-0 21; Hauben, Seth 7-11 3-5 17; Juron, Jeff 2-6 4-4 9; Perez, Gabe 1-5 5-7 7; Onyiriuka, Jon 2-4 0-0 4; Brackney, Tim 1-4 1-2 4; Snider, Eric 1-1 0-0 2; Mee, Ryan 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 13-18 64. Emory University.............. 35 26 - 61 Rochester..................... 28 36 - 64 3-point goals-Emory University 8-19 (Hall, Jeff 3-6; Allen, Rashawn 2-6; Fawsett, Chase 1-1; Ferderigos, Spiros 1-2; Pardue Jr., Claude 1-2; Ford-Carther, Alex 0-2), Rochester 9-24 (McAllister, Brendan 7-14; Juron, Jeff 1-4; Brackney, Tim 1-3; Mee, Ryan 0-3). Fouled out--Emory University-None, Rochester-None. Rebounds-Emory University 27 (Corrado, Barry 8), Rochester 32 (Hauben, Seth 12). Assists-Emory University 9 (Allen, Rashawn 4), Rochester 14 (Perez, Gabe 5). Total fouls-Emory University 13, Rochester 10. A-500