Tiger men defeat Sewanee by 15

SEWANEE, Tenn. -- Visiting DePauw scored the first nine points of the second half to extend a six-point lead to 15 and the lead stayed in double digits as the Tigers picked up a 66-51 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win at Sewanee.

DePauw improved to 19-5 overall and 10-3 in the SCAC, while Sewanee dropped to 7-17 overall and 1-12 in the conference.

The Tigers jumped out to a 12-2 lead in the opening five minutes of the contest and never trailed as Sewanee got no closer than four the rest of the half.

Brian Oilar led the Tigers with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Stephen Schott added 11 points and seven boards. Mike Moore dished out 10 assists in the win.

Gray Grizzle was the lone double-figure scorer for Sewanee with 12, while Ben Pursell grabed seven rebounds.

DePauw shot 50 percent from the floor to Sewanee's 34.6 percent and the visiting Tigers held a 40-32 edge on the boards.

The Tigers travel to Oglethorpe for a 2 p.m. contest on Sunday. At stake is the SCAC Eastern Division's number-two seed.

At Sewanee, TN

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (19-5, 10-3 SCAC) -- Brian Oilar 9-11 0-0 21; Stephen Schott 5-10 1-3 11; Mike Moore 4-9 0-2 9; Steve Lemasters 2-4 3-4 7; Tom Callen 2-4 2-2 6; Tony James 2-5 0-1 4; Ryan Werntz 1-6 0-0 3; David Gray 1-2 1-2 3; Joe Bergfeld 1-3 0-0 2; Trevor Stone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 7-14 66.

SEWANEE (7-17, 1-12 SCAC) -- Gary Grizzle 4-9 4-5 12; Garrett Hollingswort 4-4 1-4 9; Ben Pursell 2-9 4-8 8; Kenton Coleman 2-3 0-0 5; Trey Forehand 2-2 0-1 4; Zack Mulligan 1-3 1-1 4; James Pryor 1-4 1-2 4; Casey Berry 1-7 1-1 3; Bradley Pierson 1-8 0-0 2; Jeremy Simpson 0-0 0-0 0; Jack Baker 0-1 0-0 0; Hunter Meyer 0-2 0-0 0; Eric Schneider 0-0 0-0 0; Tony Marelle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-52 12-22 51.

3-point goals--DePauw University 5-10 (Brian Oilar 3-3; Ryan Werntz 1-3; Mike Moore 1-2; Steve Lemasters 0-1; Stephen Schott 0-1), Sewanee 3-21 (Kenton Coleman 1-1; Zack Mulligan 1-2; James Pryor 1-3; Casey Berry 0-4; Bradley Pierson 0-6; Jack Baker 0-1; Hunter Meyer 0-1; Gary Grizzle 0-3). Fouled out--DePauw University-None, Sewanee-None. Rebounds--DePauw University 40 (Brian Oilar 9), Sewanee 32 (Ben Pursell 7). Assists--DePauw University 15 (Mike Moore 10), Sewanee 5 (Gary Grizzle 2; Casey Berry 2). Total fouls--DePauw University 20, Sewanee 17. Technical fouls--DePauw University-None, Sewanee-None. A-311.