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CLEVELAND,
Nate Hainje notched his third double-double in as many games as Chicago cruised to an 84-56 win over host Case in University Athletic Association men's basketball action Sunday afternoon.
Hainje collected 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Chicago (15-7 overall, 8-3 UAA) to its third straight victory.
The win keeps the Maroons in a tie for second place in the UAA with three games left to play. Washington (Mo.) maintained its one-game lead in the conference standings by virtue of a 78-71 overtime victory at Emory University.
Chicago never trailed in the contest. The Maroons built a 42-25 advantage at the half and increased their lead to 27 points, 64-37, by the midway point of the second stanza.
Matt Corning and Jake Pancratz finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
Pancratz, who handed out six assists, connected on four of eight three-point attempts, and Corning hit three of five as Chicago sunk 14 of 32 shots (43.8%) from behind the arc.
En route to its 22nd consecutive series win, Chicago outshot the Spartans (7-15, 0-11) 49% to 39% from the field and held a 43-37 edge on the boards.
Mason Conrad led all scorers with 18 points, while Anthony Durr chipped in 10 for Case.
Press release submitted by Chicago on Feb 17 2008 at 02:37 PM