The Spartans pounded the Eagles on the boards in the first half 28-12 and took a 38-25 advantage into the intermission. The Spartans trailed 7-6 at the 15:27 mark, but outscored Emory 32-18 in the remainder of the half. Senior forward Carson Oren (South Bend, IN) grabbed seven rebounds and scored 11 points to lead Case. He finished the game with 11 rebounds and 19 points.
After going down by 20, 51-31 at the 15:01 mark, the Eagles cut Case’s lead to three (65-62) with just under three minutes left in the game (2:53). The Spartans hit 11-of-12 free throws (Oren 6-of-6) down the stretch to secure their conference opener victory. Emory shot just 31.4 percent from the field in the game compared to Case’s 47.8 percent. The Spartans did however turn the ball over 23 times.
Case junior guard Matt Cannan (Dublin, OH), senior guard Funso Lafe (Chesterland, OH) and sophomore center Mason Conrad (Tarpon Springs, FL) also scored in double digits. Cannan had 12, Lafe 11 and Conrad 10. The Eagles had four players in double figures led by sophomore guard Spiros Ferderigos (Oldsmar, FL), who had 17.
Case will host their first UAA double header of the year this weekend with the University of Chicago coming to the Veale Center on Friday for an 8:00 p.m. game and Washington University in St. Louis visiting Cleveland on Sunday for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
Official Basketball Box Score
Case Western Reserve vs Emory University
1-7-06 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta, GA
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VISITORS: Case Western Reserve 9-3, 1-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Cannan, Matt........ * 3-6 0-0 6-6 3 2 5 4 12 1 2 0 0 29
21 Mullen, Richard..... * 3-6 3-6 0-0 1 6 7 2 9 3 4 0 0 33
31 Oren, Carson........ * 4-11 0-0 11-14 1 10 11 1 19 2 0 1 2 39
32 Bradford, Brandon... * 3-6 0-1 2-5 1 5 6 3 8 4 7 0 1 29
50 Conrad, Mason....... * 4-6 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 4 10 1 2 3 0 27
20 Young, Steve........ 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
22 Lafe, Funso......... 4-7 0-2 3-4 1 5 6 0 11 0 1 0 1 19
30 Hildebrandt, Dan.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
42 Bommer, Benton...... 0-0 0-0 4-4 1 3 4 5 4 1 6 1 1 11
44 Sutton, Brad........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 22-46 4-12 28-35 11 36 47 21 76 12 23 5 5 199
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 9-18 50.0% Game: 47.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd Half: 18-24 75.0% Game: 80.0% 3
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HOME TEAM: Emory University 7-5, 0-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Sosa, Adrian........ * 1-7 1-7 2-2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 2 25
12 Ferderigos, Spiros.. * 5-20 3-10 4-6 2 5 7 3 17 4 2 0 4 38
21 Bailey, Shawn....... * 2-9 0-2 6-7 6 0 6 4 10 2 0 0 0 24
22 Ford-Carther, Alex.. * 2-7 1-2 0-0 3 0 3 5 5 3 3 0 1 22
32 Barvin, Eric........ * 6-13 1-2 1-4 2 5 7 3 14 0 0 2 1 31
11 Pardue, Claude...... 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 5
20 Pinto, Johnny....... 4-8 1-3 1-2 1 3 4 4 10 1 3 0 0 17
23 Kresse, Ryan........ 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 11
24 Swearingen, Steven.. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 19
34 Rowlett, Brandon.... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
44 McKemie, Gordon..... 0-0 0-0 0-3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 22-70 8-28 16-26 17 17 34 25 68 15 9 2 12 199
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-34 32.4% 2nd Half: 11-36 30.6% Game: 31.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 6-18 33.3% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 61.5% 5
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Officials: Mick Fieldbinder, Joe Cameron, Justin Wade
Technical fouls: Case Western Reserve-None. Emory University-None.
Attendance: 111
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Case Western Reserve.......... 38 38 - 76
Emory University.............. 25 43 - 68