The Tartans broke a 15-15 tie at the 12:57 mark in the first half on a three pointer from senior Nate Maurer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Linsly School) and never trailed the rest of the night. Maurer’s basket started a 12-0 run over the next 4:23 and continued the Tartans run of 31-12 to end the half. Carnegie Mellon went into the locker room with a 46-27 advantage. Maurer hit four threes in the first half and finished 6-9 from behind the arc.
The Tartans had four players in double figures, leading the way was Maurer as he finished with a game-high 27 points. Senior Clayton Barlow-Wilcox (Brookline, Mass,/Brookline) cashed in with 14 and pulled in 13 boards for the double-double. Junior Greg Gonzalez (Southlake, Texas/Carroll) added a career high 13 points, as senior Marques Johnson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) was the only other Tartan in double figure with a career-high 10 points.
Junior Brandon Studer (Johnstown, Pa./Conemaugh Valley) led W&J with 14 points. Junior Jon Koch (New Kensington, PA/Plum) finished with 12 points and freshman Josip Luucic-Jozak (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) contributed 10 points.
Carnegie Mellon had the edge on the class 47-30 and dished out 28 assists.
Carnegie Mellon will host the second night of the West Penn Classic, Saturday, November 20 at Skibo Gymnasium. W&J and Allegheny will tip off at 6:00 p.m. followed with Carnegie Mellon hosting Grove City at 8:00 p.m.