Williams built an early 18-9 lead, but the Tigers closed the gap to two with seven straight points including four from Dre Smith and a three-pointer by Reid Sakel. The teams went to the break tied at 36-36.
Austin Brown's bucket with 17:44 left in the game tied the contest at 42-42, but the Ephs rattled off five straight and never trailed again. The Tigers closed to 72-69 after Steve Schott's basket with just over two minutes to play, but Williams scored the next five to put the game away.
Andrew Newton led Williams with 22 points, while tournament MVP Tucker Kain added 18. Jaris Cole followed with 16 and Chris Rose scored 11. Schott led the Tigers with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Brian Oilar followed with 11 points. Williams outrebounded DePauw 37-33. Michael Graham led the Ephs with seven.
Joining Kain on the all-tournament team were Rose, Schott, CJ Enere of Babson and Jeff Hall of Emory.
DEPAUW vs WILLIAMS 12/30/03 3:00 p.m. at Tampa, Florida At Tampa, Florida WILLIAMS 78, DEPAUW 71 DEPAUW (5-5) Steve Schott 7-12 4-7 18; Brian Oilar 3-7 3-3 11; Austin Brown 2-5 5-6 9; Alex Stewart 3-7 0-2 8; Joey Hanger 3-7 0-2 7; Todd Capes 2-5 2-3 6; Reid Sakel 2-7 0-1 5; Dre Smith 2-3 0-0 4; Adam Dunn 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 25-55 15-25 71. WILLIAMS (10-1) Andrew Newton 10-14 2-7 22; Tucker Kain 7-13 2-3 18; Jaris Cole 6-10 4-6 16; Chris Rose 3-6 2-4 11; Michael Graham 3-8 0-3 8; William Kuntz 1-1 0-0 2; Matt Weisbrot 0-0 1-2 1; Chris Shalvoy 0-2 0-0 0; Brian Nelson 0-0 0-0 0; Casey Gibbons 0-1 0-0 0; Dana Leary 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-55 11-25 78. DEPAUW........................ 36 35 - 71 WILLIAMS...................... 36 42 - 78 3-point goals-DEPAUW 6-17 (Brian Oilar 2-6; Alex Stewart 2-4; Joey Hanger 1-2; Reid Sakel 1-2; Adam Dunn 0-1; Todd Capes 0-1; Austin Brown 0-1), WILLIAMS 7-16 (Chris Rose 3-5; Tucker Kain 2-6; Michael Graham 2-4; Casey Gibbons 0-1). Fouled out--DEPAUW-None, WILLIAMS-None. Rebounds-DEPAUW 33 (Steve Schott 10), WILLIAMS 37 (Michael Graham 7). Assists-DEPAUW 3 (Dre Smith 1; Joey Hanger 1; Austin Brown 1), WILLIAMS 4 (Jaris Cole 2). Total fouls-DEPAUW 17, WILLIAMS 16.