Tiger men knock off 8th-ranked Trinity, 61-54

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Mike Moore led three DePauw double-figure scorers with 19 points as the Tigers upended eighth-ranked Trinity by a 61-54 count in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game.

DePauw improved to 14-5 overall and 7-2 in the SCAC, while Trinity dropped to 16-2 overall and 8-1 as its 15-game win streak came to an end.

DePauw sophomore Drew Willis (14) floats in the lane and puts in a shot over Trinity's Charles Houston, putting the home team up 57-52 with 41 seconds to play.

The host Tigers jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but Trinity scored 11 straight near the end of the first half to take a 31-24 advantage with 1:20 left. Tom Callen's jumper and Moore's three in the final minute closed the gap to 31-29 at the intermission.

Trinity led by as many as five early in the second half, but DePauw came back and gained a 45-41 lead after Callen's layup with 8:29 remaining. Trinity's Nick Polidoroff's basket closed the margin to two, but DePauw put together an 8-2 stretch which made it 53-45 with 4:45 left.

B.J. Moon's jumper with 1:13 remaining closed DePauw's lead to 55-52, but Drew Wills' bucket with 41 seconds left pushed the lead to five. Trinity couldn't convert on its next possession and DePauw connected on all four free throws in the final 22 seconds.

In addition to Moore's 19, Callen added 12 and a team-high nine rebounds, while Tony James finished with 10 points and four assists.

Patrick Robinson led Trinity with 12 points with Moon and Luke Caldarera each scoring 10. Charles Houstin grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as both teams totaled 37 boards.

DePauw shot 50 percent for the game, while Trinity hit just 31.9 percent from the floor.

The Tigers host Southwestern on Sunday at Noon.

Trinity University vs DePauw University

1/30/09 6 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana

At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 61, TRINITY UNIVERSITY 54

TRINITY UNIVERSITY (16-2, 8-1 SCAC) -- Patrick Robinson 4-11 2-4 12; B.J. Moon 4-12 0-0 10; Luke Caldarera 5-13 0-2 10; Nick Polidoroff 4-6 0-0 8; Dwight Lutz 2-11 0-0 5; Charles Houston 1-6 1-3 3; Michael Tobolowsky 1-3 1-1 3; Jonathan Lewis 1-6 1-2 3; Peter Garatoni 0-1 0-0 0; Bart Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-69 5-12 54.

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (14-5, 7-2 SCAC) -- Mike Moore 7-16 1-3 19; Tom Callen 4-6 4-5 12; Tony James 3-6 3-4 10; Steve Lemasters 2-4 2-2 8; Joe Bergfeld 2-3 1-1 5; David Gray 1-2 0-0 2; Sean Haseley 1-1 0-0 2; Drew Wills 1-4 0-1 2; Ryan Russell 0-0 1-2 1; Ryan Sever 0-0 0-0 0; Ross Simpson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-42 12-18 61.

Trinity31 23 -- 54
DePauw29 32 -- 61

3-point goals--Trinity University 5-24 (B.J. Moon 2-9; Patrick Robinson 2-5; Dwight Lutz 1-6; Charles Houston 0-1; Michael Tobolowsky 0-1; Jonathan Lewis 0-2), DePauw University 7-14 (Mike Moore 4-9; Steve Lemasters 2-2; Tony

James 1-2; Drew Wills 0-1). Fouled out--Trinity University-Luke Caldarera, DePauw University-None. Rebounds--Trinity University 37 (Charles Houston 9), DePauw University 37 (Tom Callen 9). Assists--Trinity University 10 (Bart

Taylor 2; B.J. Moon 2; Charles Houston 2), DePauw University 8 (Tony James 4). Total fouls--Trinity University 18, DePauw University 14. Technical fouls--Trinity University-None, DePauw University-None. A-450

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