GREENCASTLE, IND.- For the entire preseason, most of talk of the DePauw Tigers was of their youth and inexperience and how they were untested. If Saturday's 72-71 upset win over Division III defending champion Illinois Wesleyan is any indication, then the Tigers are have passed the first exam.The Tigers used clutch free throw shooting down the stretch in Friday's win, but three misses from the charity stripe in the closing 19 seconds nearly cost them the win. Bob Steiner buried a three-pointer with 30 seconds left to make it 71-65 Tigers, but a three-point play by the Titans' Brent Niebrugge with 21 seconds left cut the margin to three. Brad Stevens then hit one of two with 19 seconds left and Corey Yost missed a pair of free throws with seven seconds left before Kyle Sudeen buried a three with two seconds left. Following an Illinois Wesleyan timeout, the Tigers were able to inbound the ball and run out the clock.
The Tigers came out smoking with a 9-0 lead over the first 5:15.They continued to lead until a 7-0 run late in the half gave the Titans a 29-27 halftime lead. DePauw opened the second half with 10 straight to take an eight-point lead, but the Titans scored seven in a row to cut the margin to one. The visitors regained the lead and held as much as a six-point lead at 54-48 with 8:24 left. From there the Tigers went on a 16-4 run to take a six-point lead. During that stretch, Yost scored 12 including nine straight.
Yost led the Tigers with 19 points in just his second collegiate game, while Jack Kidd and Stevens finished with 11 each. Niebrugge led the Titans with 20 points and 15 rebounds as Illinois Wesleyan held a 36-21 advantage on the boards. Korey Coon chipped in with 18 points.The difference in the game, however, came at the free throw line where the Tigers were 18 of 25 and Wesleyan was 24 of 39.
The 2-0 Tigers travel to North Park College on Saturday, November 29 for a 7:30 p.m. CST contest.
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Illinois Wesleyan U. vs DePauw University
11/22/97 4 p.m. at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana
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VISITORS: Illinois Wesleyan U. (1-1)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
22 NIEBRUGGE, Brent f 6 11 0 1 8 15 5 10 15 4 20 1 2 0 1 33
50 HODER, Matt f 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 16
42 BOYDEN, Andrew c 3 7 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 4 9 2 5 0 1 26
12 COON, Korey g 6 12 1 3 5 5 0 0 0 4 18 1 2 0 0 40
20 HUBBARD, Nathan g 1 6 1 2 1 5 1 4 5 2 4 4 3 0 3 34
04 OSBORN, Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
14 OSBORN, Jason 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10
24 TUDEEN, Kyle 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 1
40 HAPP, Jerry 3 5 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 3 9 2 0 0 2 25
54 BAINES, John 2 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 1 14
TEAM REBOUNDS................................ 2 0 2
TOTALS 22 50 3 7 24 39 16 20 36 23 71 12 15 0 10 199
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-24 .417 2nd Half: 12-26 .462 Game: .440 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0- 2 .000 2nd Half: 3- 5 .600 Game: .429 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-18 .500 2nd Half: 15-21 .714 Game: .615 8, 1
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HOME TEAM: DePauw University (2-0)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
24 YOST, Corey f 6 11 3 6 4 6 0 1 1 4 19 2 0 1 0 26
35 GIFFORD, Dave f 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 1 2 0 0 17
43 KIDD, Jack c 3 3 0 0 5 5 1 3 4 5 11 0 2 0 3 22
20 STEWART, Craig g 2 7 2 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 6 4 1 2 0 36
21 BURCH, Josh g 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 25
22 STEVENS, Brad 2 5 0 0 7 8 1 1 2 2 11 5 1 0 0 19
32 McKINNEY, Jess 3 6 2 4 0 2 0 2 2 1 8 0 1 0 2 15
33 STEINER, Bob 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 2 19
42 MATZERATH, Lars 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 4 2 0 23
13 HARVEY, Sylvester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEAM REBOUNDS................................ 0 2 2
TOTALS 23 42 8 16 18 25 3 18 21 29 72 19 15 5 7 203
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-21 .429 2nd Half: 14-21 .667 Game: .548 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 .273 2nd Half: 5- 5 1.000 Game: .500 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6- 7 .857 2nd Half: 12-18 .667 Game: .720 2, 1
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OFFICIALS: Mike Fox, Dave Barlow, Greg Bowman
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Illinois Wesleyan U.- none
DePauw University - none
ATTENDANCE: 400
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Illinois Wesleyan U. 29 42 0 0 0 0 71
DePauw University 27 45 0 0 0 0 72
COMMENTS: DePauw Tipoff Tournament Championship
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Washington (Mo.) U. vs Centre College
11/22/97 2 p.m. at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana
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VISITORS: Washington (Mo.) U. (0-2)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 REYNOLDS, Dan f 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 15
33 HEIDBRINK, Chris f 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 18
52 GREEAR, Matt c 4 12 0 0 2 4 4 4 8 5 10 3 3 3 1 21
21 PHILIPP, Nate g 3 6 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 0 2 0 0 17
22 PATTON, Ryan g 0 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 6 3 0 2 18
10 PRUNTY, Kevin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 9
11 PANEK, Brian 4 9 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 10 5 3 0 2 23
12 DAY, Kevin 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 13
30 LAUR, Derek 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 5 0 7 4 2 0 3 25
45 CERVEN, David 8 11 0 0 5 6 1 2 3 1 21 0 0 0 0 22
55 FUNCHES, Levi 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 6 0 3 0 0 21
TEAM REBOUNDS................................ 4 0 4
TOTALS 28 65 7 17 12 17 13 19 32 28 75 24 16 3 11 202
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 .433 2nd Half: 15-35 .429 Game: .431 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3- 8 .375 2nd Half: 4- 9 .444 Game: .412 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1- 4 .250 2nd Half: 11-13 .846 Game: .706 2
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HOME TEAM: Centre College (1-1)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 McLAIN, Chip f 5 10 2 3 1 5 1 8 9 3 13 3 6 0 1 34
23 SMITH, Andy f 2 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 3 2 5 4 0 0 1 29
50 HODGES, Stephen c 4 7 0 0 4 5 2 3 5 4 12 4 2 0 0 27
03 BRITT, Brian g 4 5 1 1 8 10 0 1 1 4 17 5 6 0 2 23
22 BATES, Bryan g 8 13 5 9 5 7 2 0 2 0 26 0 2 0 1 33
10 COOPER, Tim 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 19
12 STEPHAN, Tim 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 2 0 0 10
21 GETTER, Kyle 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
32 BUTLER, Richie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
42 HUGHES, Travis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
52 GRAHAM, Gabe 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 3 4 2 6 0 2 0 0 13
TEAM REBOUNDS................................ 0 5 5
TOTALS 26 46 11 21 25 36 9 26 35 20 88 17 21 0 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-28 .571 2nd Half: 10-18 .556 Game: .565 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 8-15 .533 2nd Half: 3- 6 .500 Game: .524 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 12-15 .800 2nd Half: 13-21 .619 Game: .694 3, 1
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OFFICIALS:
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Washington (Mo.) U. - none
Centre College - none
ATTENDANCE: 150
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Washington (Mo.) U. 30 45 0 0 0 0 75
Centre College 52 36 0 0 0 0 88
COMMENTS: Consolation Game, DePauw Tipoff Tourn.