The Tigers led nearly the entire first half including a 10-point advantage at 22-12 after Brian Oilar's layup with 12:53 left in the half. Austin Brown hit a pair of free throws with 3:12 reamining in the half to give DePauw a 36-31 lead before the Britons closed the half with 11 straight points in the final 2:54.
Albion stretched the lead to 11 at 67-56 after Brandon Crawford's three-point play with 5:16 remaining. Steve Schott brought the Tigers back to within four at 67-63 with a three-pointer, a jumper and two free throws in a span of 2:38.
Mike Thomas' three-point play with 2:18 remaining and Crawford's layup with 1:01 left pushed the Briton's margin back to nine.
Schott and Reid Sakel (pictured below) led DePauw with 14 points apiece, while Alex Stewart (pictured above) added 13 and Oilar followed with 11. Travis DePree paced Albion with 18 with Thomas adding 17, Crawford 15 and Lonny Fulse 11.
The Tigers shot 48.9 percent from the floor, while Albion connected on 48.3 percent from the field. DePauw held a 28-26 advantage on the boards with Oilar and Todd Capes each grabbing six. DePree hauled down nine for Albion along with dishing out four assists, blocking two shots and recording two steals. The Britons committed just eight turnovers in the win.
Thomas was named the tournament's most valuable player, while DePree, Stewart, Washington's Anthony Hollins and Wisconsin Lutheran's Kevin Christensen were also named to the all-tournament team.
Albion vs DePauw University 11/28/04 4 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana ALBION 75, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 64 ALBION (4-0) Travis DePree 7-10 4-5 18; Mike Thomas 5-14 4-6 17; Brandon Crawford 6-10 3-3 15; Lonny Fulse 5-10 1-2 11; Mike Bailey 2-5 0-0 6; Garrett Gibbons 1-1 0-0 3; Zak Silas 1-4 0-0 3; Rick Palmer 1-3 0-0 2; Will Braaksma 0-1 0-0 0; Evan Way 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 12-16 75. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (2-2) Steve Schott 5-7 3-6 14; Reid Sakel 4-9 2-4 14; Alex Stewart 5-10 0-0 13; Brian Oilar 5-7 0-0 11; Todd Capes 2-7 3-3 7; Austin Brown 0-2 2-2 2; Robert Davis 1-2 0-1 2; Dan Gifford 0-1 1-2 1; Dre Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-45 11-18 64. Albion........................ 42 33 - 75 DePauw University............. 36 28 - 64 3-point goals-Albion 7-24 (Mike Thomas 3-10; Mike Bailey 2-5; Zak Silas 1-4; Garrett Gibbons 1-1; Rick Palmer 0-2; Lonny Fulse 0-2), DePauw University 9-19 (Reid Sakel 4-6; Alex Stewart 3-7; Brian Oilar 1-2; Steve Schott 1-1; Robert Davis 0-1; Austin Brown 0-1; Todd Capes 0-1). Fouled out--Albion-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Albion 26 (Travis DePree 9), DePauw University 28 (Brian Oilar 6; Todd Capes 6). Assists-Albion 19 (Travis DePree 4), DePauw University 13 (Austin Brown 3; Robert Davis 3). Total fouls-Albion 18, DePauw University 13. A-250 Championship game of Mike Rokicki Community Versus Cancer Challenge Next DePauw game: Wednesday vs. Wabash (Dec. 1)