Swarthmore jumped out to a quick 7-3 lead following a three-pointer by Matt Kurman '08 at 17:38. The Mules took a 10-9 lead shortly thereafter with back to back lay-ups.
Muhlenberg banged out a 18-6 run in the middle of the first half to take a 28-15 advantage with 5:23 left. Mules junior center Jeff Stewart capped the run with fifth and sixth points of the half on a lay-up.
Swarthmore cut the halftime deficit to seven after sophomore guard Noam Fliegelman drained a triple at 1:16.
Muhlenberg clamped down on the Garnet offense in the second half, holding Swarthmore to 18% shooting from the floor. The Garnet were held to season-lows in points and field goal percentage (29.8%).
Swarthmore was led by sophomores Kurman (12 points, three steals) and Ian McCormick (10 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, and three assists).
O'Brien shot 9 for 14 from the floor, leading the Mules with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Stewart added 13 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks.
Stewart scored his 1,000th career point with 16:52 left in the game. The center made a short jumper to become only the eight junior in school history to accomplish the feat.
Swarthmore returns home to Tarble Pavilion for its final game of the first semester. The Garnet will host defending conference champion Ursinus in a 7:00 p.m. game.
Swarthmore vs Muhlenberg 12/06/05 8:00 at Memorial Hall - Allentown, Pa. At Memorial Hall - Allentown, Pa. MUHLENBERG 60, SWARTHMORE 42 SWARTHMORE (0-8 (0-3 CC)) Matt Kurman 5-10 0-0 12; Ian McCormick 5-10 0-0 10; Steve Wolf 2-7 2-2 6; Noam Fliegelman 2-7 0-0 5; Chris Casey 2-5 0-2 4; Mark Rohde 1-8 1-2 3; Michael Bonesteel 0-2 2-2 2; J.P. Faunes 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Williams 0-1 0-0 0; Alan Walsh 0-2 0-0 0; Jon Tundel 0-5 0-0 0; Raul Ordonez 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Nana-Sinkam 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-57 5-8 42. MUHLENBERG (5-2 (1-2 CC)) Jimmy O'Brien 9-14 2-5 22; Jeff Stewart 6-16 1-2 13; Christopher Strachan 2-2 1-3 7; Tom Scott 3-12 0-0 6; Chris Huber 2-9 0-0 5; Brandon Mefford 1-1 0-0 3; Justin Fields 1-5 0-0 2; Michael Bernardini 0-3 2-2 2; Jimmie Riggins 0-2 0-0 0; Greg Pask 0-0 0-0 0; Chris MacIntosh 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-67 6-12 60. Swarthmore.................... 26 16 - 42 Muhlenberg.................... 33 27 - 60 3-point goals-Swarthmore 3-15 (Matt Kurman 2-2; Noam Fliegelman 1-5; Steve Wolf 0-2; Chris Casey 0-3; Mark Rohde 0-1; Jon Tundel 0-1; Ian McCormick 0-1), Muhlenberg 6-17 (Christopher Strachan 2-2; Jimmy O'Brien 2-3; Brandon Mefford 1-1; Chris Huber 1-5; Michael Bernardini 0-2; Jimmie Riggins 0-1; Chris MacIntosh 0-1; Tom Scott 0-2). Fouled out--Swarthmore-Ian McCormick, Muhlenberg-None. Rebounds-Swarthmore 42 (Steve Wolf 9; Ian McCormick 9), Muhlenberg 48 (Jimmy O'Brien 11; Jeff Stewart 11). Assists-Swarthmore 7 (Chris Casey 3; Ian McCormick 3), Muhlenberg 13 (Christopher Strachan 4). Total fouls-Swarthmore 17, Muhlenberg 12. A-256 Jeff Stewart scored 1,000th point on jumper with 16:52 left in second 31st member of Mules' 1,000-point club, eighth to do it as a junior