Case Western (5-1) shot 50.9 percent from the field and finished with a distinct 58-26 advantage in rebounds. Funso Lafe paced the Spartans with 18 points, while Carson Oren added 11 points and 15 rebounds. Tyler Rodriguez chipped in with 16 points and six boards.
Sophomore guard Jason Manningham led the Tomcats (1-4) with 12 points on four-of-five shooting from beyond the three-point line. Sophomore forward Joe Herrmann added nine points and four rebounds.
Thiel assumed a nine-point lead (24-15) with just under 10 minutes gone in the opening half on a Manningham three-pointer. Case Western used an 11-2 run over the next 3:22 to pull even at 26-26 before outscoring the Tomcats 13-2 over the final 6:17 of the half. The Spartans went into the locker room sporting a 39-28 halftime lead.
A Herrmann jumper at the 14:25 mark trimmed the Case Western lead to just seven (44-37), but the Spartans went on to extend their lead to as many as 29 (82-53) before posting the 26-point win.
Thiel will return to action on Thursday, Dec. 8 when they host Penn State DuBois at 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Thiel College vs Case Western Reserve Univ. 12/5/05 7:30 p.m. at Horsburgh Gymnasium, Cleveland, Ohio At Horsburgh Gymnasium, Cleveland, Ohio CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. 84, THIEL COLLEGE 58 THIEL COLLEGE (1-4) Jason Manningham 4-5 0-0 12; Joe Herrmann 2-13 5-6 9; Pete Farley 3-9 1-2 8; Brad Bowman 2-7 2-4 7; Damien Williams 2-8 0-0 6; Ross Watson 2-13 0-1 4; Geno Bianco 1-1 0-0 3; Gary Gates 1-4 0-0 2; Stephen Laird 1-1 0-0 2; Tony White 1-2 0-0 2; James Beedle 0-3 2-2 2; Bob Reinhard 0-2 1-2 1; Dan Quiring 0-1 0-0 0; Andre Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-70 11-17 58. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. (5-1) Lafe, Funso 5-8 8-11 18; Rodriguez, Tyler 7-10 2-4 16; Oren, Carson 2-8 7-10 11; Hill, Chris 4-5 1-2 9; Cannan, Matt 4-4 0-0 8; Sutton, Brad 1-3 5-6 7; Young, Steve 3-5 0-0 6; Bradford, Brandon 1-3 2-2 5; Mullen, Richard 1-4 0-0 2; Mathis, Quinton 1-2 0-0 2; Bommer, Benton 0-2 0-0 0; Hildebrandt, Dan 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 25-35 84. Thiel College................. 28 30 - 58 Case Western Reserve Univ..... 39 45 - 84 3-point goals-Thiel College 9-25 (Jason Manningham 4-5; Damien Williams 2-3; Brad Bowman 1-5; Pete Farley 1-2; Geno Bianco 1-1; James Beedle 0-2; Andre Jones 0-1; Ross Watson 0-1; Joe Herrmann 0-5), Case Western Reserve Univ. 1-11 (Bradford, Brandon 1-1; Oren, Carson 0-3; Sutton, Brad 0-1; Young, Steve 0-2; Mullen, Richard 0-3; Lafe, Funso 0-1). Fouled out--Thiel College-None, Case Western Reserve Univ.-None. Rebounds-Thiel College 26 (Brad Bowman 5), Case Western Reserve Univ. 58 (Oren, Carson 15). Assists-Thiel College 12 (Joe Herrmann 4), Case Western Reserve Univ. 16 (Oren, Carson 5). Total fouls-Thiel College 24, Case Western Reserve Univ. 21. A-132