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Discuss “Men’s Basketball Loses UAA Opener, Wins Home Tournament”

The Carnegie Mellon men’s basketball team’s University Athletic Association opener this past Saturday was no cakewalk. The Tartans traveled to the University of Rochester to play the sixth-ranked Yellowjackets. Despite hanging tough for most of the game, Carnegie Mellon fell to Rochester 64–50 to snap a three-game winning streak and move to 3–2 overall on the young season. Prior to Rochester, the Tartans hosted and won the Radisson/Carnegie Mellon tournament over Thanksgiving weekend.

The Tartans came out of the gate strong against Rochester, taking a 15–10 lead with 11:52 remaining in the first half after a layup by senior guard Geoff Kozak. Rochester reeled off seven straight points to retake the lead, and the score stayed at a...

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