Carthage roared out to a 17-3 lead in the opening seven minutes against Calvin. The Red Men extended their lead to 23 points, 36-13, at 6:35 and led by 20 at halftime, 45-25. Carthage led by 22 in the second half, 54-32, at 14:14 before the Knights almost made a game of things. Calvin pulled to within 12, 56-44, at 8:36 before the Red Men inched away in the final minutes to win by 20, 74-54. Carthage shot 58 percent (26-45), including 64 percent (16-25) in the first half. Calvin shot just 33 percent for the game (17-52) and just 23 percent in the opening period (6-26). Carthage’s Brian Schlemm scored a game-high 20 points on seven-of-10 field goals, including two-of-three from three-point range, along with four-of-seven from the free-throw line and seven rebounds. Milos Vukosavljevic had 14 points, Bill Shemerdiak 13 points, and Trey Bowens added 11 points. Caleb Veldhouse was the lone Calvin player in double figures with 10 points. Carthage travels to Beloit, Wis., on Saturday, Dec. 9 for a 3 p.m. non-conference game versus Beloit College at Flood Arena.
Newspaper Box Score Calvin vs Carthage 12-2-06 4 p.m. at Kenosha, Wis. (Carthage PEC) At Kenosha, Wis. (Carthage PEC) CARTHAGE 74, CALVIN 54 CALVIN (3-3) Caleb Veldhouse 4-14 1-2 10; John Mantel 4-13 0-0 8; Derek Griffin 1-3 5-5 7; Josh Meckes 3-3 0-0 6; Dustin Smith 2-4 2-2 6; Kyle Snoeyink 0-5 6-6 6; Eric DeVries 1-2 2-2 4; Matt Veltema 1-5 0-0 3; Micah Chappell 1-1 0-0 3; Tyler Zoerhof 0-1 1-2 1; Tim Katt 0-1 0-0 0; Todd Koetsier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 17-19 54. CARTHAGE (4-1) Schlemm, Brian 7-10 4-7 20; Vukosavljevic, Milos 4-8 3-6 14; Shemerdiak, Bill 5-10 1-1 13; Bowens, Trey 4-10 0-0 11; Fendley, Sean 2-2 0-0 6; Thompson, Navarro 2-2 0-0 4; Hood, Scott 0-1 2-2 2; Franciskovic, Neb 1-1 0-0 2; Jacklin, Billy 1-1 0-1 2; Higgins, Joe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-45 10-17 74. Calvin........................ 25 29 - 54 Carthage...................... 45 29 - 74 3-point goals--Calvin 3-13 (Matt Veltema 1-4; Micah Chappell 1-1; Caleb Veldhouse 1-4; Kyle Snoeyink 0-1; Derek Griffin 0-1; John Mantel 0-2), Carthage 12-25 (Vukosavljevic, Milos 3-5; Bowens, Trey 3-7; Schlemm, Brian 2-3; Fendley, Sean 2-2; Shemerdiak, Bill 2-7; Hood, Scott 0-1). Fouled out--Calvin-None, Carthage-None. Rebounds--Calvin 30 (Josh Meckes 6), Carthage 30 (Jacklin, Billy 8). Assists--Calvin 8 (Tyler Zoerhof 3), Carthage 18 (Higgins, Joe 6). Total fouls--Calvin 15, Carthage 18. Technical fouls--Calvin-Tyler Zoerhof, Carthage-None. A-500 Third annual CCIW/MIAA Men's Basketball Classic