Juron scored 15 points, had eight rebounds, and two steals. Perez produced 13 points, six assists and two steals.
Rochester (13-3 overall) moved into a first place tie in the University Athletic Association standings with Carnegie Mellon. Both teams are 4-1 in the league. Carnegie lost at home to Washington (MO), 93-83.
Chicago is 7-9 overall, 3-2 in the league. The Maroons are tied for third place with Brandeis. Brandon Woodhead (Lincoln, NE/East) led the Maroons with 16 points. Justin Waldie (Mercer Island, WA/Mercer Island) had 15 points and seven rebounds.
UR led by as much as 12, 19-7, midway through the first half. Woodhead scored five points to fuel an 11-2 run that pulled Chicago within 21-18 on Waldie’s 3-point goal with 5:45 left in the first half. UR opened its lead to 10 and settled for a 31-24 lead at the half.
With Chicago within five, 38-33, UR went on a 12-0 run to take a 50-33 lead midway through the second half. Juron made a conventional three-point play. Brendan McAllister (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) and Ryan Mee (Hilton, NY/Hilton) hit 3-point goals.
The Maroons cut it below double figures in the last 95 seconds. Waldie’s layup and free throw brought UC within 58-52 with 47 seconds left. Juron scored on a breakaway pass from Mee, then Tim Brackney (Columbia, MD/Archbishop Spaulding) and Mee each sank two free throws to clinch it.
ROCHESTER 64, CHICAGO 52 CHICAGO (7-9, 3-2 UAA) Woodhead, Brandon 7-11 0-0 16; Waldie, Justin 5-12 4-5 15; Hainje, Nate 2-7 2-2 8; Carmody, Clay 1-5 2-2 4; Meyer, Jesse 1-4 1-2 4; Dolezal, Mike 1-5 1-2 3; Cuttica, Brian 1-6 0-0 2; Okonkwo, Uche 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 10-13 52. ROCHESTER (13-3, 4-1 UAA) Juron, Jeff 5-12 5-7 15; Perez, Gabe 3-7 6-8 13; Onyiriuka, Jon 4-5 1-2 9; Mee, Ryan 2-4 2-2 8; Brackney, Tim 1-3 2-2 5; McAllister, Brendan 2-9 0-2 5; Hauben, Seth 2-9 0-0 4. Totals 19-49 21-30 64. Chicago....................... 24 28 - 52 Rochester..................... 31 33 - 64 3-point goals-Chicago 6-22 (Hainje, Nate 2-5; Woodhead, Brandon 2-4; Waldie, Justin 1-3; Meyer, Jesse 1-4; Cuttica, Brian 0-4; Dolezal, Mike 0-2), Rochester 5-20 (Mee, Ryan 2-4; Brackney, Tim 1-2; Perez, Gabe 1-3; McAllister, Brendan 1-7; Juron, Jeff 0-4). Fouled out--Chicago-Hainje, Nate, Rochester-Onyiriuka, Jon. Rebounds-Chicago 30 (Waldie, Justin 7), Rochester 38 (Juron, Jeff 8; Hauben, Seth 8). Assists-Chicago 7 (Woodhead, Brandon 2; Cuttica, Brian 2), Rochester 12 (Perez, Gabe 6). Total fouls-Chicago 24, Rochester 16. A-150