The Tigers face Hamilton (6-1) in Saturday's 3 p.m. title game after the Continentals defeated Haverford (2-7) 60-51. Dallas and Haverford square off in Saturday's third-place game at 1 p.m.
DePauw, 9-1, jumped out to a 30-10 lead in the first 8:39 of the contest and was never threatened on the way to its eighth straight win. Dallas dropped to 6-4 with the loss.
All five of the Tigers' starters scored in double figures led by Reid Sakel with 18, Mike Moore with 14 and Matt McDonald with 13. Stephen Schott followed with 12 and Austin Brown added 11. Moore led the Tigers with seven assists, while Tony James finished with six. Sakel paced the Tigers with eight rebounds as DePauw held a 48-29 edge on the boards.
Jason Bassett paced the Crusaders with 14 points, while Alex Moorehead added 12 and Kirk Swint totaled 11. Travis Ekmark led Dallas with seven rebounds.
DePauw shot 58.6 percent for the game and hit 12 of 20 three-pointers, while Dallas shot 42.9 percent from the field.
Haverford jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the opening four minutes of the nightcap, but Hamilton scored nine straight to tie the game. The Fords still held a 32-28 lead early in the second half before the Continentals went on a 9-2 run to take the lead for good.
Tsakani Ngobeni paced Hamilton with 15 points and eight rebounds as the Continentals held a 34-31 edge on the boards. Ray Brown led Haverford with 13 points, while David Nowacki added 12. Each grabbed team highs of six rebounds.
University of Dallas vs DePauw University 12/29/06 5 pm at Tampa Preparatory School; Tampa, Fla. At Tampa Preparatory School; Tampa, Fla. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 104, UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS 78 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (6-4) Jason Bassett 7-9 0-0 14; Alex Moorehead 4-10 0-0 12; Kirk Swint 5-7 1-2 11; Mark Nickell 3-8 1-1 9; Joe Packard 4-7 0-0 8; Jim Norton 2-4 2-3 8; Travis Ekmark 3-5 0-0 6; Robert Nickell 2-11 0-1 5; Peter Popovich 0-0 3-4 3; Paul Martinez 0-2 1-2 1; Nick Netsch 0-0 1-2 1; J.K. Nickell 0-3 0-0 0; Dillon Bice 0-1 0-0 0; Zach Rodriguez 0-2 0-0 0; Terry Swift 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 9-15 78. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (9-1) Reid Sakel 7-9 0-0 18; Mike Moore 5-7 0-0 14; Matt McDonald 6-7 1-1 13; Stephen Schott 5-8 2-3 12; Austin Brown 5-8 0-3 11; Tom Callen 4-7 1-1 9; Brian Oilar 3-5 0-0 8; Erik Hagen 2-5 1-2 5; Ryan Werntz 1-3 2-2 5; David Gray 2-2 0-2 4; Matt Gold 0-3 3-4 3; Derek King 1-2 0-2 2; Adam Dunn 0-0 0-0 0; Tony James 0-4 0-3 0. Totals 41-70 10-23 104. University of Dallas.......... 26 52 - 78 DePauw University............. 53 51 - 104 3-point goals--University of Dallas 9-33 (Alex Moorehead 4-9; Mark Nickell 2-6; Jim Norton 2-4; Robert Nickell 1-6; Paul Martinez 0-2; J.K. Nickell 0-2; Dillon Bice 0-1; Zach Rodriguez 0-1; Terry Swift 0-1; Travis Ekmark 0-1), DePauw University 12-20 (Reid Sakel 4-5; Mike Moore 4-6; Brian Oilar 2-2; Austin Brown 1-2; Ryan Werntz 1-3; Tony James 0-1; Tom Callen 0-1). Fouled out--University of Dallas-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds--University of Dallas 29 (Travis Ekmark 7), DePauw University 48 (Reid Sakel 8). Assists--University of Dallas 13 (Alex Moorehead 3), DePauw University 27 (Mike Moore 7). Total fouls--University of Dallas 22, DePauw University 16. Technical fouls--University of Dallas-None, DePauw University-None. A-75 DePauw ranked 22nd in Division III by D3hoops.com Tampa Bay Shootout Game 1 DePauw's eighth straight win and advance to Saturday championship game