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CWRU Men’s Basketball Topples #6 Rochester 76-72 in Road Finale

Playing on the road for the final time this season, the Case Western Reserve University men's basketball team picked up its biggest win of the campaign, defeating the sixth-ranked University of Rochester Yellowjackets 76-72 in Rochester, New York on Sunday afternoon.

The win was the third in the last four games for the Spartans, who improved to 8-16 overall and 3-10 in the University Athletic Association. The win by CWRU also put an end to the Yellowjackets' bid for the 2017 UAA Championship, as the loss sent Rochester to 21-3 overall and to 10-3 in the UAA, two games behind conference champions Washington with one game remaining on the schedule.