The two teams battled through a first half that included 23 fouls and 29 free throw attempts and concluded with DePauw holding a 36-31 edge.
DePauw built its largest lead of the game at 11 on a couple of occasions in the second half and still led 67-57 after Alex Stewart's layup with 4:52 remaining. Sewanee put together an 11-2 run capped off by Chris Eddy's layup with 1:07 left to trim DePauw's lead to 70-68.
The host Tigers missed a shot on their next possession and Sewanee rebounded, but a turnover with nine seconds left gave the ball back to DePauw. Capes made a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining to seal the win.
Capes nailed 11 of 13 free throws in the win as the Tigers were 22 of 34 as a team. Stewart added 14 points and Jon Owens followed with 10.
Jason Smith led four Sewanee players in double figures with 15. Jeremy Cothern added 14 with Aaron Breeden and Eugene Talley each scoring 10.
Sewanee held a commanding 39-27 advantage on the boards with Cothern grabbing eight and Allen Hofammann hauling down six. Stewart paced DePauw with five rebounds. Joey Hanger led DePauw with five assists in the win.
DePauw shot 45 percent for the game and 50 percent in the second half, while Sewanee connected on 47 percent for the game and nearly 56 percent in the second half.
Newspaper Box Score Sewanee vs DePauw University 1/18/04 1 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 72, SEWANEE 68 SEWANEE (4-11, 1-4 SCAC) Jason Smith 6-13 3-3 15; Jeremy Cothern 5-11 4-7 14; Aaron Breeden 4-7 0-0 10; Eugene Talley 4-6 2-4 10; Michael Brown 3-5 0-1 7; Chris Eddy 2-2 0-0 4; Allen Hofammann 1-4 1-2 3; Joey Garcia 1-6 1-1 3; Ben Campbell 1-3 0-0 2; Chris Stedelin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 11-18 68. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (10-6, 3-2 SCAC) Todd Capes 5-10 11-13 21; Alex Stewart 6-12 1-1 14; Jon Owens 3-8 2-5 10; Dre Smith 3-4 3-4 9; Derek Lawrence 2-4 1-4 5; Wes Thornhill 1-3 2-2 5; Joey Hanger 2-3 0-0 4; Robert Davis 1-2 0-1 2; John Gergely 0-0 1-2 1; Dan Gifford 0-0 1-2 1; Reid Sakel 0-3 0-0 0; Aaron Drake 0-2 0-0 0; Austin Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 22-34 72. Sewanee....................... 31 37 - 68 DePauw University............. 36 36 - 72 3-point goals-Sewanee 3-10 (Aaron Breeden 2-3; Michael Brown 1-3; Joey Garcia 0-2; Jeremy Cothern 0-1; Jason Smith 0-1), DePauw University 4-17 (Jon Owens 2-3; Wes Thornhill 1-2; Alex Stewart 1-6; Reid Sakel 0-3; Todd Capes 0-3). Fouled out--Sewanee-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Sewanee 39 (Jeremy Cothern 8), DePauw University 27 (Alex Stewart 5). Assists-Sewanee 12 (Chris Eddy 4), DePauw University 11 (Joey Hanger 5). Total fouls-Sewanee 27, DePauw University 19. A-250 Career-high points for Todd CApes