DePauw's defense limited the SCAC's top scoring team to just 62 points and held Russ Churchwell, the conference's leading scorer, to a season-low nine points. Meanwhile, the Tigers' offense connected on 59.6 percent from the floor and 60.9 percent on 14 of 23 three-pointers.
Oglethorpe held an early 13-7 lead before the Tigers put together a 15-2 stretch to take the lead for good. DePauw led 41-29 with four minutes to play in the first half and outscored the Stormy Petrels 12-2 to finish the half with a 53-31 lead. The Tigers nailed 11 of 14 three-pointers in the first half. DePauw then opened the second half by scoring the first 11 points to take a 64-31 advantage with 14:35 remaining.
Alex Stewart scored a career-high 24 points in 21 minutes and knocked down five first-half three-pointers. Jon Owens finished with 15 followed by Joey Hanger and John Gergely with 11 each. Gergely's 11 was a career high and came in just 10 minutes. Josh Burr paced the Stormy Petrels with 16 points.
DePauw outrebounded Oglethorpe 44-32 with Dre Smith grabbing eight. Churchwell hauled down eight for the Stormy Petrels. Hanger dished out four assists and Owens notched three steals in the win. Joel Azola paced Oglethorpe with three assists.
The Tigers return to action on Monday, February 2, when they host Rose-Hulman at 8 p.m. Oglethorpe host Sewanee on Friday, January 30.
Newspaper Box Score Oglethorpe University vs DePauw University 1/25/04 Noon at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 94, OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY 62 OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY (7-9, 3-4 SCAC) Josh Burr 5-15 1-2 16; Russ Churchwell 3-15 2-2 9; John Williams 3-4 1-2 7; Jason Gemenier 1-1 3-4 6; Terry Bailey 3-6 0-0 6; Joel Alzola 2-5 0-0 5; Eric Dickinson 1-6 2-2 4; John Cross 1-3 0-0 3; Matt Woodruff 1-2 0-0 2; Andrew Tulowitzky 1-6 0-0 2; Brett Wise 0-1 2-2 2; Whit Yelton 0-1 0-0 0; Jason Darland 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-66 11-14 62. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (12-6, 5-2 SCAC) Alex Stewart 9-15 1-2 24; Jon Owens 5-7 3-4 15; Joey Hanger 4-7 0-0 11; John Gergely 4-6 2-2 11; Reid Sakel 2-4 0-0 6; Dan Gifford 2-3 1-1 6; Aaron Drake 2-3 1-4 5; Dre Smith 1-3 2-4 4; Derek Lawrence 2-2 0-1 4; Austin Brown 1-1 1-1 3; Wes Thornhill 1-1 0-0 2; Todd Capes 1-4 0-0 2; Adam Dunn 0-1 1-2 1; Matt McDonald 0-0 0-0 0; Robert Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-57 12-21 94. Oglethorpe University......... 31 31 - 62 DePauw University............. 53 41 - 94 3-point goals-Oglethorpe University 9-29 (Josh Burr 5-11; Joel Alzola 1-3; John Cross 1-3; Russ Churchwell 1-5; Jason Gemenier 1-1; Andrew Tulowitzky 0-1; Eric Dickinson 0-4; Terry Bailey 0-1), DePauw University 14-23 (Alex Stewart 5-7; Joey Hanger 3-4; Reid Sakel 2-4; Jon Owens 2-4; John Gergely 1-1; Dan Gifford 1-2; Adam Dunn 0-1). Fouled out--Oglethorpe University-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Oglethorpe University 32 (Russ Churchwell 8), DePauw University 44 (Dre Smith 8). Assists-Oglethorpe University 11 (Joel Alzola 3), DePauw University 15 (Joey Hanger 4). Total fouls-Oglethorpe University 21, DePauw University 17. A-200 Career high points for Stewart and Gergely Third straight win for DePauw