BOSTON, Mass. – Led by Tommy Eastman's double-double of 21  points and 14 rebounds, Brandeis University defeated men's basketball by the final of 63-54, Saturday evening at Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium in the first-ever Black Coaches Classic.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 54, Brandeis University 63

UMass Boston (3-2)
Brandeis University (3-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Coaches Classic was established by UMB head coach Jason Harris as away to bring about change in college basketball. Currently there are only seven Division III men's basketball programs in the state of Massachusetts that are led by black head coaches. This year's BCC featured four of those programs in Lesley University, Tufts University, Brandeis University, and UMB. The one-day invitational also featured two all black officiating crews.

On the night, Eastman finished just 3-for-10 from the field, with a pair of 3-pointers. He did a majority of his damage at the free throw line as he went 13-for-18. Five of his 14 rebounds came on the offensive glass.

Charles Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) led the Beacons with 17 points on 7-of-19 shooting, which featured two 3-pointers. Malik Lorquet (Sharon, Mass.) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and had eight points, and a career-high six blocks.

Charlie Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) finished with 12 points, while Stephen DiGregorio (Marlborough, Mass.) added 10 in the non-conference loss.

BY THE NUMBERS

• On the night the Beacons shot 39.6% from the field (21-53), while Brandeis finished shooting 29.6% (16-54).
• In total there were 56 free throw attempts, with the Judges making 27 of their 36 opportunities
• The Judges held a 47-28 advantage in rebounds
• Saturday's contest marked the first-ever meeting between UMass Boston and Brandeis

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Eastern Connecticut State University next Saturday for a 3 p.m. conference game.