The teams battled through a tight first half and Sewanee held a 30-29 lead with just over six minutes left before DePauw's Mike Moore hit a pair of threes which started a 21-6 run over the final 5:29 as the Tigers went to the break with a 51-35 lead. The hosts extended the lead to as many as 22 in the second half and Sewanee got no closer than the final 12-point margin.
DePauw's Austin Brown led all scorers with 20, while Moore added a double-double of 18 points and 10 assists. Reid Sakel and Matt McDonald each scored 16 points and Stephen Schott added 13. Schott's bucket early in the second half made him the 22nd player in school history to top the 1,000-point plateau. McDonald grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Joey Garcia and Casey Berry each scored 14 for Sewanee, while Gary Grizzle added 12 and Ben Pursell followed with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
The Tigers shot 56.4 percent from the floor and knocked down 13-of-22 three-pointers including 10-of-18 in the first half. Moore and Sakel each hit five. Sewanee shot 43.5 percent from the floor and held a 36-30 edge on the boards.
DePauw hosts Oglethorpe on Sunday at noon, while Sewanee travels to Centre for a 1 p.m. contest.
The University of the South vs DePauw University 2/16/07 8 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 94, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 82 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH (6-17, 5-8 SCAC) Casey Berry 5-7 1-1 14; Joey Garcia 5-14 3-4 14; Gary Grizzle 3-8 5-5 12; Ben Pursell 5-8 0-0 10; Chris Eddy 3-8 2-3 8; Spencer Rowland 3-10 0-2 7; Bradley Pierson 3-6 0-0 7; James Pryor 2-6 1-2 6; Kenton Coleman 1-1 0-0 3; Chuck Grigsby 0-0 1-2 1; Jeremy Simpson 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Schneider 0-0 0-0 0; Charles Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-69 13-19 82. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (20-4, 11-2 SCAC) Austin Brown 6-10 8-9 20; Mike Moore 5-8 3-6 18; Reid Sakel 5-10 1-2 16; Matt McDonald 6-10 4-5 16; Stephen Schott 5-6 3-3 13; Ryan Werntz 2-5 0-0 6; Brian Oilar 1-2 0-0 3; Adam Dunn 1-3 0-0 2; Erik Hagen 0-1 0-0 0; David Gray 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Gold 0-0 0-0 0; Derek King 0-0 0-0 0; Tom Callen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-55 19-25 94. The University of the South... 35 47 - 82 DePauw University............. 51 43 - 94 3-point goals--The University of the South 9-29 (Casey Berry 3-5; Kenton Coleman 1-1; James Pryor 1-3; Spencer Rowland 1-5; Gary Grizzle 1-4; Joey Garcia 1-6; Bradley Pierson 1-4; Chris Eddy 0-1), DePauw University 13-22 (Mike Moore 5-6; Reid Sakel 5-9; Ryan Werntz 2-5; Brian Oilar 1-1; Austin Brown 0-1). Fouled out--The University of the South-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds--The University of the South 36 (Ben Pursell 9), DePauw University 30 (Matt McDonald 7). Assists--The University of the South 10 (Chris Eddy 5), DePauw University 23 (Mike Moore 10). Total fouls--The University of the South 19, DePauw University 17. Technical fouls--The University of the South-TEAM, DePauw University-Austin Brown. A-350