DePree scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out nine assists as the bigger front line of the Britons dominated the boards 42-28. Crawford was 7-of-12 from the floor while adding five assists, two blocks, and a steal in 32 minutes on the floor.
The Britons improved their record to 5-0 while Concordia falls to 3-3. In the latest D3hoops.com poll Albion checked in at the 20th position.
Albion came out focused and notched the first 12 points of the contest with sophomore point guard Lonny Fulse and Crawford teaming up for eight of those points. The Britons built leads of 16-5, 21-7, and 34-8 on their way to a 38-18 halftime advantage.
Albion scored 10 of the first 14 points of the second half as again the lead soared to 26 points.
The Britons shot 30-of-58 (51.7%) from the floor, compared to 37 percent for the Cardinals. The Albion players notched nine points including junior Garrett Gibbons, sophomore Zak Silas, and junior Michael Bailey .
Albion returns to action on December 8, 2004 as the Britons travel to Manchester College of Indiana for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
ALBION (5-0) Brandon Crawford 7-12 8-15 22; Travis DePree 7-13 2-3 17; Mike Bailey 2-4 4-4 9; Garrett Gibbons 4-6 0-0 9; Zak Silas 4-6 0-0 9; Rick Palmer 1-2 2-2 5; Mike Thomas 2-6 0-0 4; Lonny Fulse 2-4 0-0 4; Evan Way 0-1 2-2 2; Will Braaksma 1-2 0-0 2; Jim Cash 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 18-26 83. CONCORDIA (3-3) Matt Miller 5-11 3-3 15; Cihan Mumcuogullari 5-10 4-5 14; Casey Livingston 3-7 2-2 11; Damon Friday 3-6 2-3 8; Ben Horstman 2-6 0-0 6; Bryan Verdun 1-3 1-2 3; Jared Adamson 1-5 0-1 2; KC Bailey 0-1 1-2 1; Anthony Bates 0-2 1-2 1; Matt Mikel 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 14-20 61. Albion........................ 38 45 - 83 Concordia..................... 18 43 - 61 3-point goals-Albion 5-14 (Zak Silas 1-2; Garrett Gibbons 1-3; Mike Bailey 1-3; Travis DePree 1-2; Rick Palmer 1-2; Jim Cash 0-1; Mike Thomas 0-1), Concordia 7-16 (Casey Livingston 3-5; Ben Horstman 2-4; Matt Miller 2-3; Bryan Verdun 0-1; Anthony Bates 0-1; Matt Mikel 0-2). Fouled out--Albion-None, Concordia-None. Rebounds-Albion 42 (Brandon Crawford 13), Concordia 28 (Cihan Mumcuogullari 8). Assists-Albion 23 (Travis DePree 9), Concordia 15 (Matt Mikel 5). Total fouls-Albion 18, Concordia 17. A-219