ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Within the opening convention sport of the season, the College of Chicago males’s basketball group misplaced a Saturday street contest 71-54 at Washington College – St. Louis.
The Maroons fell to 7-5 general and 0-1 within the College Athletic Affiliation (UAA). The Bears ran their document to 10-2 on the season (1-0 UAA).
A back-and-forth first half featured a complete of 15 lead modifications. UChicago went into the halftime break with a slim 37-36 benefit. However the host Bears started the second half with a 12-1 run that propelled them right into a lead that they’d not relinquish the remainder of the best way.
The Maroons shot 39.2 p.c from the sphere within the contest, together with 28.6 p.c from three-point vary (6-21). The Bears made 51 p.c of its discipline targets and 44.4 p.c of its threes (4-9). WashU held giant margins in rebounding (34-22) and factors within the paint (42-22).
Bryce Hopkins paced UChicago with 13 factors and eight rebounds. Thomas Kurowski reached double-digit scoring as nicely with 11 factors and three steals.
NEXT GAME:
Friday, Jan. 13 @ 7:30 PM – New York College at UChicago
