DePauw dropped to 11-10 overall and 5-6 in the conference, while the Stormy Petrels improved to 12-10 overall and 6-5 in the SCAC.
The Tigers put together 14-2 run including nine straight points to take a 21-9 lead with 10:33 remaining in the first half, but missed their next 11 shots. Oglethorpe knotted the score at 22 with a 13-1 run of its own before the Tigers went to the break with a 24-22 lead.
The Stormy Petrels scored the first eight points of the second half and the Tigers missed their first eight shots of the half giving the hosts a 30-24 lead.
The Oglethorpe lead reached as many as 13 points at 43-30 before the Tigers cut the deficit to five on a couple of occasions with the last coming on Brian Oilar's three-point play with 4:19 left.
Eric Dickinson hit a pair of three-pointers and the Stormy Petrels hit three of four free throws to push the margin back to 12 with less than a minute to play.
Alex Stewart led the Tigers with 17 points and Todd Capes equaled a career high with eight boards. Dickinson paced Oglethorpe with 23 points, while Russ Churchwell posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Tulowitzky added 11 points.
The Tigers shot just 33.9 percent from the floor including just six of 26 from three-point range. The Stormy Petrels connected on only 39 percent of its shots, but hit 52 percent in the second half.
DePauw University vs Oglethorpe University 2-11-05 8:00pm at Dorough Fieldhouse At Dorough Fieldhouse OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY 62, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 51 DEPAUW UNIVERSITY Alex Stewart 6-15 1-1 17; Steve Schott 4-9 1-3 9; Brian Oilar 3-5 1-1 7; Todd Capes 2-7 2-2 6; Reid Sakel 2-10 0-0 5; Austin Brown 1-4 2-2 4; Trevor Stone 1-2 0-0 3; Cody Shoemaker 0-0 0-0 0; Adam Dunn 0-0 0-0 0; Dre Smith 0-2 0-0 0; Dan Gifford 0-0 0-0 0; Joey Hanger 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 7-9 51. OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY Eric Dickinson 9-13 2-2 23; Russ Churchwell 6-11 1-3 15; Andrew Tulowitzky 3-5 3-4 11; Josh Burr 1-6 5-6 8; Terry Bailey 1-4 0-0 2; Nick Waterson 0-1 2-2 2; Eric Link 0-3 1-3 1; Nate Blong 0-1 0-0 0; Ahmad Kareem Shaheed 0-1 0-0 0; Alex Waterson 0-4 0-0 0; Jason Darland 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 14-20 62. DePauw University............. 24 27 - 51 Oglethorpe University......... 22 40 - 62 3-point goals-DePauw University 6-26 (Alex Stewart 4-10; Trevor Stone 1-2; Reid Sakel 1-9; Todd Capes 0-3; Austin Brown 0-1; Joey Hanger 0-1), Oglethorpe University 8-22 (Eric Dickinson 3-4; Andrew Tulowitzky 2-4; Russ Churchwell 2-3; Josh Burr 1-5; Alex Waterson 0-1; Jason Darland 0-1; Eric Link 0-3; Terry Bailey 0-1). Fouled out--DePauw University-None, Oglethorpe University-None. Rebounds-DePauw University 39 (Todd Capes 8), Oglethorpe University 35 (Russ Churchwell 10). Assists-DePauw University 8 (Joey Hanger 5), Oglethorpe University 7 (Alex Waterson 2; Terry Bailey 2). Total fouls-DePauw University 20, Oglethorpe University 9. A-227