DePauw men pick up road victory

Saturday, February 2, 2008

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- The DePauw men trailed by seven points midway through the second half, but put together an 11-0 run and outscored Southwestern 33-6 over the final 12:30 on the way to a 54-34 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory.

DePauw improved to 15-4 overall and 7-2 in the SCAC, while the Pirates dropped to 8-10 overall and 4-5 in the conference.

The Tigers shot just 20 percent in the first half, but were still tied, 17-17, at the break. Southwestern opened the second half with a 9-2 run and took a 26-19 lead. They still held a 28-21 advantage after Zach Bergstrom hit two free throws with 12:32 left.

Ryan Werntz hit a pair of threes in the next two minutes before Tony James knocked in a pair of free throws to give DePauw a 29-28 lead. Mike Moore's three-point play capped the run and gave DePauw a 32-28 advatange with 8:42 remaining.

Ross Hayes' jumper stop the run, but the Tigers scored nine straight and extended the lead to 41-30 with just under five minutes left. Following a Pirates bucket, the Tigers scored the next 10 and put the game away.

Moore led the Tigers with 19 points, while Stephen Schott added nine points and a game-high nine rebounds. The Tigers shot 34 percent for the game after connecting on 50 percent in the second half.

Travis Barber paced Southwestern with nine points as the Pirates shot just 29.5 percent for the game and just 27.3 percent in the second half.

At Georgetown, TX

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 54, SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 34

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (15-4, 7-2 SCAC) -- Mike Moore 7-15 3-4 19; Stephen Schott 3-9 3-4 9; Steve Lemasters 2-3 0-0 6; Ryan Werntz 2-6 0-0 6; Tony James 1-2 4-4 6; Brian Oilar 1-7 2-2 4; David Gray 0-1 4-6 4; Trevor Stone 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Russell 0-1 0-0 0; Tom Callen 0-2 0-0 0; Joe Bergfeld 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 16-47 16-22 54.

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (8-10, 4-5 SCAC) -- Travis Barber 3-8 2-5 9; Anthony Cox 3-3 0-0 7; Zach Bergstrom 1-6 2-2 5; Ross Hayes 2-6 0-4 4; Goran Stojcic 1-4 0-0 2; Ryan Bill 1-1 0-0 2; Andrew McDonald 1-3 0-0 2; Jonathan Brown 1-2 0-2 2; Mike Powell 0-6 1-2 1; Micah Salinas 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Caplan 0-1 0-1 0; Nick Caputo 0-0 0-0 0; Ry Rowan 0-0 0-0 0; Ben Schleif 0-3 0-0 0; Miles Elsey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-44 5-16 \34.

DePauw University 17 37 -- 54

Southwestern University 17 17 -- 34

3-point goals--DePauw University 6-22 (Ryan Werntz 2-6; Steve Lemasters 2-3; Mike Moore 2-7; Brian Oilar 0-4; Ryan Russell 0-1; Stephen Schott 0-1), Southwestern University 3-14 (Anthony Cox 1-1; Zach Bergstrom 1-4; Travis Barber 1-4; Jonathan Brown 0-1; Mike Powell 0-3; Goran Stojcic 0-1). Fouled out--DePauw University-None, Southwestern University-Anthony Cox. Rebounds--DePauw University 41 (Stephen Schott 9), Southwestern University 31 (Zach Bergstrom 5; Jonathan Brown 5; Matt Caplan 5). Assists--DePauw University 7 (Tony James 3), Southwestern University 7 (Anthony Cox 2). Total fouls--DePauw University 18, Southwestern University 21. Technical fouls--DePauw University-None, Southwestern University-None. A-225

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