Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Finley Montoya and Sean Tisdall Lead Brandeis to Victory

There's no place like home for Brandeis, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past the Madison Mavericks 73-52 on Friday. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Mavericks are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Brandeis to victory were Sean Tisdall and Finley Montoya. Tisdall went 8 for 11 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds, while Montoya went 8 of 13 en route to 19 points along with three steals and three blocks. The game was Tisdall's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karmen Gonzales, who posted 12 points.

Brandeis was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why Madison lost, don't look at Josiah Fite-Brown. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Fite-Brown a new career-high in points. Keith Jones also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.

Brandeis is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Madison, they dropped their record down to 9-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Brandeis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-59 victory against SA Roosevelt on the 14th. Madison has also already played their next game, a 42-34 win against LEE on the 14th.