Tigers rebound against Rhodes, 82-56

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - DePauw raced to a 21-2 lead in the opening seven minutes of its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Rhodes and never looked back in taking an 82-56 win over the Lynx.

DePauw improved to 10-3 overall and 2-2 in the SCAC, while Rhodes dropped to 6-7 overall and 1-2 in the conference.

Brian Oilar scored 11 of his 16 first-half points during the opening run as the Tigers never trailed on the way to a 42-20 halftime lead. DePauw limited Rhodes to just 23.1 percent first-half shooting. The Tigers shot 46.8 percent for the game and knocked down 10-of-22 three-pointers, while Rhodes finished at 34.5 percent for the contest.

Oilar finished with a game-high 21 points and equaled a career-high with 14 rebounds as the Tigers held a 33-30 edge on the boards. Stephen Schott finished with 17 and Mike Moore added 11 along with five assists.

Cory Smith paced Rhodes with 16 and Joe Thompson added 10.Reid Hamilton grabbed seven rebounds in the loss.

DePauw travels to Birmingham-Southern on Sunday for a 3 p.m. CST contest. The game will not count in the SCAC standings as the Panthers are an NCAA Division III provisional member. Birmingham-Southern topped Centre, 77-53, this evening.

At Mallory Gym

DePauw 42 40 -- 82

Rhodes 20 36 -- 56

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (10-3, 2-2 SCAC) Brian Oilar 9-12 0-0 21; Stephen Schott 5-9 7-9 17; Mike Moore 4-8 0-0 11; Ryan Werntz 3-7 0-0 9; Steve Lemasters 2-6 2-2 7; Tom Callen 3-4 0-0 6; David Gray 1-2 1-2 3; Joe Bergfeld 1-5 1-1 3; Ryan Sever 1-2 0-0 2; Drew Wills 0-1 2-2 2; Trevor Stone 0-0 1-2 1; Ryan Russell 0-1 0-0 0; Ross Simpson 0-1 0-0 0; Tony James 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-62 14-18 82.

RHODES COLLEGE (6-7, 1-2 SCAC) Cory Smith 5-13 5-6 16; Joe Thompson 4-7 0-0 10; Jared Hoskins 2-9 4-6 9;Dean Shroyer 2-2 0-0 5; Reid Hamilton 1-5 3-6 5; Rob Bledsoe 2-4 0-0 4; Nathan Ollie 1-5 0-0 3; Justin Long 1-3 0-0 2; Blake Wilson 1-2 0-0 2; Larry Cunningham Jr. 0-2 0-0 0; Andrew Sillyman 0-1 0-0 0; Jeff Blumenthal 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 12-18 56.

3-point goals -- DePauw University 10-22 (Mike Moore 3-3; Ryan Werntz 3-6; Brian Oilar 3-4; Steve Lemasters 1-3; Drew Wills 0-1; Ryan Russell 0-1; Ross Simpson 0-1; Tony James 0-2; Tom Callen 0-1), Rhodes College 6-17 (Joe Thompson 2-3; Jared Hoskins 1-7; Dean Shroyer 1-1; Cory Smith 1-2; Nathan Ollie 1-3; Justin Long 0-1).