The New York University men's basketball team lost to Carnegie Mellon University 81-67 in a University Athletic Association (UAA) contest on Sunday, January 13, in Pittsburgh, PA.  

The game started off badly for the Violets (6-8, 0-3 UAA), who quickly fell behind 8-0. However, NYU immediately turned the momentum around by scoring the next eight points to even things up.

The Tartans  (8-6, 3-0) scored the next six points and extended their lead to nine points midway through the opening half. The Violets, however, were able to creep within four points before settling for a 34-28 halftime deficit.

Dom Cristiano's basket opened the second half to bring NYU within four. But, Carnegie Mellon scored the next five points en route an 18-5 streak which gave the home team a comfortable 14-point lead, 49-35.     

Cristiano's layup brought the Violets to within eight, 55-47, with 10:33 remaining in the game, but NYU never got any closer.
 
Cristiano finished with a team-high 21 points while also contributing eight rebounds, a block and a steal. 

Alex Casieri, who earned his first collegiate start, scored 13 points in a career-high 30 minutes. Jimmy Martinelli came off the bench to record 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

Jordan Harris also received his first career start and finished with a team-high three assists.

Seth Henry led four Tartans in double figures with 22 points. 

The Violets return home on Friday, January 18, to host Washington University in St. Louis in another UAA match-up. Game time is set for 8:00pm at the Sportsplex in Manhattan.