Tartan senior forward Marques Johnson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) broke an 8-8 tie with a lay up at the 13:51 mark in the first half and Carnegie Mellon led the rest of the night. The Tartans would extend their lead to 42-34 at the half.
LaRoche would cut the Tartan lead to four points six minutes into the second half after converting on back-to-back offensive fouls from the Tartans. Carnegie Mellon would regain their composure and build back their lead. The Tartans would lead as many as 17 in the second half to cruse to the victory.
Johnson shot 6-6 from the floor cashing in with a career-high 17 points. Senior Clayton Barlow-Wilcox (Brookline, MA/Brookline) led all scorers with a career-high 30 points shooting 12-15 from the floor. Balow-Wilcox dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds. Senior Nate Maurer (Pittsburgh, PA/Linsly School) was the only other Tartan in double figures, as he added 14.
The Tartans shot 62.5% from the floor to the Red Hawks 50.9%. Carnegie Mellon dominated the glass pulling in 38 rebounds as LaRoche had just 20.
Carnegie Mellon will be back in action Saturday, December 3 as they open up University Athletic Association competition. The Tartans will travel to Rochester N.Y. to play the University of Rochester for a 4:00 p.m. tip.
Newspaper Box Score Carnegie Mellon vs La Roche College 11/29/05 7pm at La Roche College Kerr Fitness Center At La Roche College Kerr Fitness Center CARNEGIE MELLON 95, LA ROCHE COLLEGE 79 CARNEGIE MELLON (5-0) Barlow-Wilcox, C. 12-15 5-7 30; Johnson, Marques 6-6 4-6 17; Maurer, Nate 5-9 4-6 14; Dunn, Bary 3-7 1-2 7; O'Rourke, Corey 2-5 3-3 7; Gonzalez, Greg 2-2 3-4 7; Straub, A.J. 2-5 2-2 7; Kozak, Geoff 2-3 0-0 4; Matta, Brad 1-4 0-0 2; Pearson, Rob 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-56 22-30 95. LA ROCHE COLLEGE (1-1) Grady Stacy 7-19 4-5 19; Davis Nate 6-8 6-8 18; Davis Frank 5-6 1-2 13; Lucas Steve 3-5 1-2 9; Kostorick Zack 3-9 0-0 8; Barley John 3-6 0-0 7; Bush Charles 2-3 1-2 5; Kostewicz Adam 0-1 0-0 0; Mbana Ismael 0-0 0-0 0; Graves Brad 0-0 0-0 0; Rulnick Josh 0-0 0-0 0; Clark Roy 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 29-57 13-20 79. Carnegie Mellon............... 42 53 - 95 La Roche College.............. 34 45 - 79 3-point goals-Carnegie Mellon 3-12 (Johnson, Marques 1-1; Straub, A.J. 1-4; Barlow-Wilcox, C. 1-1; O'Rourke, Corey 0-2; Kozak, Geoff 0-1; Matta, Brad 0-2; Dunn, Bary 0-1), La Roche College 8-21 (Davis Frank 2-3; Lucas Steve 2-4; Kostorick Zack 2-6; Barley John 1-2; Grady Stacy 1-6). Fouled out--Carnegie Mellon-None, La Roche College-None. Rebounds-Carnegie Mellon 38 (Dunn, Bary 7), La Roche College 20 (Lucas Steve 5). Assists-Carnegie Mellon 15 (Barlow-Wilcox, C. 7), La Roche College 13 (Grady Stacy 3; Clark Roy 3). Total fouls-Carnegie Mellon 20, La Roche College 23. A-350