Matt Secrease hit a jumper and a three before Brock Carpenter scored on a layup and Secrease buried another three to make give Hendrix a 12-0 lead just 3:34 into the contest.
The Tigers, however, countered as Jon Owens put DePauw on the board at the 16:13 mark. DePauw then knocked down four straight three-pointers over a 1:38 stretch with Alex Stewart hitting three and Joey Hanger one. Todd Capes hit two free throws to cap a 16-0 run over just 2:38 to give DePauw a 16-12 lead. The Tigers later led by as many as 12 at 40-28 on the way to a 41-33 halftime advantage.
Hendrix scored the first basket of the second half to close to within six, but the Tigers scored the next four on Reid Sakel's basket and John Gergely's dunk. Stewart's three with 14:52 left pushed the lead to double digits where it remained the rest of the game.
Four Tigers scored in double figures led by Stewart with 14 and Owens with 11. Hanger and Sakel each scored 10 in the win. Brant Bishop led Hendrix with 14 followed by Justin Jaramillo and Secrease with 10 apiece. DePauw held a commanding 38-27 lead on the boards as Gergely hauled down seven. Jaramillo dished out a game-high six assists for the Warriors, while Bishop had five assists and five steals.
DePauw hosts Rhodes on Sunday, February 15 at 1 p.m., while Hendrix is at Rose-Hulman.
Newspaper Box Score Hendrix College vs DePauw University 2/13/04 8 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 71, HENDRIX COLLEGE 60 HENDRIX COLLEGE (0-21, 0-12 SCAC) Brant Bishop 6-12 2-2 14; Justin Jaramillo 3-10 1-5 10; Matt Secrease 3-13 2-2 10; Reggie Talley 3-5 3-4 9; Brock Carpenter 3-6 2-2 9; Peter Curby 2-6 0-0 4; Andrew Slaton 0-0 2-2 2; Adam Carver 1-1 0-0 2; Dennis Hunt 0-2 0-0 0; Dillon Farris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 12-17 60. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (14-8, 7-4 SCAC) Alex Stewart 5-11 0-0 14; Jon Owens 4-5 2-2 11; Reid Sakel 4-8 1-1 10; Joey Hanger 3-4 1-2 10; Matt McDonald 4-6 0-0 8; John Gergely 1-3 3-4 5; Derek Lawrence 2-3 1-2 5; Dan Gifford 2-5 0-0 4; Todd Capes 0-0 2-2 2; Robert Davis 1-5 0-0 2; Wes Thornhill 0-4 0-0 0; Dre Smith 0-1 0-0 0; Aaron Drake 0-1 0-0 0; Austin Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 10-13 71. Hendrix College............... 33 27 - 60 DePauw University............. 41 30 - 71 3-point goals-Hendrix College 6-20 (Justin Jaramillo 3-7; Matt Secrease 2-10; Brock Carpenter 1-1; Dennis Hunt 0-1; Dillon Farris 0-1), DePauw University 9-27 (Alex Stewart 4-9; Joey Hanger 3-4; Reid Sakel 1-5; Jon Owens 1-2; Dan Gifford 0-1; Robert Davis 0-3; Wes Thornhill 0-2; Aaron Drake 0-1). Fouled out--Hendrix College-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Hendrix College 27 (Reggie Talley 4; Matt Secrease 4), DePauw University 38 (John Gergely 7). Assists-Hendrix College 16 (Justin Jaramillo 6), DePauw University 12 (Jon Owens 3; Reid Sakel 3; Alex Stewart 3). Total fouls-Hendrix College 18, DePauw University 18. A-400 Next games, Sunday, Feb. 15: DePauw vs. Rhodes; Hendrix at Rose-Hulman