Judges used record-breaking 3-point performance to defeat Framingham State 112-64

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University men’s basketball team set a school record with 25 3-pointers tonight – tying the previous record of 17 at halftime – as the judges judged in a non-conference contest at Roten Auerbach Arena.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 6-1.
• Framingham State, 6-5.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Judges’ previous school record of 17 3-pointers has been set twice – on February 18, 2017 against Washington University and again on December 8, 2019.
• The Judges reached 17 trifectas by halftime after getting off to a blistering start. After missing the first attempt from beyond the arc, Brandeis scored 10 straight goals in the first 8:40 minutes of the game.
• Meanwhile, FSU couldn’t get anything going, hitting just three free throws in that span while Brandeis led 38-3 less than halfway through the first half.
• Judges would tie their record with their final 3-pointer of the half as a sophomore Jasper Schindler (Braunschweig, Germany/Shanghai American School) with 1:26 on the clock. Brandeis took a 67-21 lead into the locker room by finishing the stanza with 17 of 24 3-pointers (70.8%) and 24 of 35 overall (68.6%).
• Meanwhile, FSU shot just 70f-27 overall (25.9%) and 3 of 9 from deep (33.3%) in the first half.
• senior Toby Harris (Durham, NC/Durham Academy) and freshmen Elias Rodl (Berlin, Germany/School and Competitive Sports Center Berlin) had 16 and 14 points, respectively, as each had four 3-pointers in the first half.
• With the lead secured, the second half was more even, with Brandeis defeating Framingham State 45-43. After the Judges missed their first three attempts from downtown, Harris scored the Judges’ record 18 with 15:10 remaining^Th Trifecta of the night.
• Rodl added two more three-pointers in the stanza to finish with a team-high six as a sophomore Kyle Walters (Mableton, Georgia/The Lovett School) connected on the 25th^Th and final bomb with 3:06 remaining in the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Rodl led all players with a career-best 27 points, shooting a total of 10 of 12, 6 of 8 from deep and 1 of 3 from the line, in just 21 minutes of play. It was his second game of the season with more than 20 points.
• Harris scored 19 points in 18 minutes and shot 7 of 10 overall, including 5 of 6 from long range. This was the first time this season that he did not lead the judges.
• Walters set a career high with 17 points on a perfect shooting night – 6 of 6 from the field, 4 of 4 from distance and 1 of 1 from the line.
• Junior Ethan Edwards (Brooklyn, NY/Woodstock Academy) finished with 15 points and first year Ryan Weiss (Hewlett, NY/North Broward Prep) added a career-high 10.
• The judges also dominated the panels 39 to 25, with Edwards, Weiss and a graduate student Aedan used (Old Lyme, Conn./Old Lyme) Everyone grabs seven.
• PhD student Sam Adusei (Worcester, Mass./St. George’s School) posted a career-high 10 assists.
• In total, nine of the eleven active players on the Brandeis squad hit at least one three-pointer, followed by Rodl’s six and Harris’ five.
• Judges’ 25 3-pointers tied with UAA rivals New York University for the highest point total in NCAA Division III this season.
• Brandeis finished the game shooting 58.5% (38-65) and 58.1% from distance (25-43), while Framingham State shot 39.6% (21-53) overall and 41.7% from long range the city center (10-24).
• FSU’s Calvin Johnson led the visitors with 18 points off the bench, while Kyle Philistin had 11. No Ram player had more than three rebounds, while Adonis Vashon had three assists.

NEXT

• The judges will travel to Medford, Mass., this weekend where they will face Bates College on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. and No. 16-ranked Tufts on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the UAA Winter Challenge.