The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's basketball team got off to a slow start Tuesday night at the Tripp Athletic Center and eventually fell to Brandeis, 79-68, despite a strong second half.
The Corsairs (1-3) had four players score in double figures, while the Judges (5-0) saw five players put up 10-or-more-points.
Junior Isaac Percy led the team with 17 points, while 5th-year Dhalyn Sanders-Dyer tallied 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals. Seniors John Martins Jr. and Jackson Zancan each finished with 13 points, Martins Jr. added five rebounds and three steals and Zancan pulled down four boards. In his first-career start, sophomore Theo Jadotte registered six points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots. Junior Michael Eurquhart Jr. had seven boards and two blocks off the bench.
With the score even at six in the early going, Brandeis broke things open with a 22-3 run to take a 28-9 advantage with 5:33 to go in the half. Inside baskets from Sanders-Dyer, Percy and Martins Jr. pulled the deficit to 11 with 3:16 on the clock.The Judges then closed the half with an 11-5 run to take a 41-24 lead into the break.
Sanders-Dyer started the second with a jumper, Percy and Martins Jr. followed with triples and Sanders-Dyer made another inside basket to bring the score to 41-34 with 17:21 left in the game. UMass Dartmouth and Brandeis then traded buckets until back-to-back baskets from Martins Jr. cut the Judges' lead to 53-45 with 12:20 to go.
Brandeis would go back up by 16 points, but a breakaway dunk by Zancan sparked a 10-0 run to make it 68-62 game with 3:04 to go. That was as close as the Corsairs would get as Brandeis finished the game on an 11-6 run.
UMass Dartmouth is home again on Wednesday, Nov. 30 when they host Bridgewater State at 7 p.m.
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