The teams will square off again in the SCAC first round on Friday at 6 p.m. CST in Memphis at the Memphis University School. DePauw is seeded eighth and Southwestern first.
The Tigers hit eight of their first 10 shots and later extended a 15-10 lead to a 41-19 advantage. DePauw held a 41-21 lead at the intermission after shooting 62.5 percent in the half and knocking down six of nine three-pointers.
DePauw pushed the lead to as many as 24 in the second half at 55-31 before Southwestern started to close the gap. A 9-0 Pirates run capped by Mike Powell's three-pointer with 3:56 left cut DePauw's lead to 69-59.
The Pirates closed to within five at 82-77, but DePauw hit six straight free throws in the final 40 seconds to put the contest away. The Tigers hit 24 of 27 from the line including 19 of 20 in the second half.
Senior Joey Hanger played his final game in the Neal Fieldhouse and made the most of it with a career-high 19 points on five-of-six shooting from the floor including three-of-three from beyond the arc. Reid Sakel hit all 10 free throws on the way to matching his career best of 16 points.Todd Capes added 16 on six-of-seven shooting and Stephen Schott finished with 12 and a game-high six rebounds.
Aaron Bowser paced Southwestern with 21 followed by Dan Slezak with 16, Robert Cates with 12 and Powell with 11.
The Tigers hit a season-best 61.4 percent from the floor including nailing 10 of 15 three-pointers. Schott dished out a career-high five assists, while Jamonn Little led the Pirates with four.
Southwestern University vs DePauw University 2/20/05 Noon at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 88, SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 79 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (19-6, 11-3 SCAC) Aaron Bowser 6-19 6-8 21; Dan Slezak 6-8 2-3 16; Robert Cates 4-6 4-4 12; Mike Powell 4-5 0-0 11; Jamonn Little 2-4 5-6 9; Brandon Daniels 2-9 2-2 6; Ty Ragland 0-2 2-2 2; Danny Franklin 1-3 0-0 2; Casey Gorder 0-0 0-0 0; Hugh Arrington 0-2 0-0 0; Miles Elsey 0-0 0-0 0; Goran Stojcic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 21-25 79. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (12-12, 6-8 SCAC) Joey Hanger 5-6 6-6 19; Todd Capes 6-7 3-5 16; Reid Sakel 2-3 10-10 16; Stephen Schott 4-7 4-4 12; Trevor Stone 2-5 0-0 6; Dan Gifford 2-3 0-0 5; Brian Oilar 2-4 1-2 5; Adam Dunn 2-3 0-0 5; Austin Brown 2-5 0-0 4; Alex Stewart 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-44 24-27 88. Southwestern University....... 21 58 - 79 DePauw University............. 41 47 - 88 3-point goals-Southwestern University 8-20 (Mike Powell 3-4; Aaron Bowser 3-8; Dan Slezak 2-2; Brandon Daniels 0-3; Hugh Arrington 0-2; Jamonn Little 0-1), DePauw University 10-15 (Joey Hanger 3-3; Trevor Stone 2-4; Reid Sakel 2-3; Todd Capes 1-2; Dan Gifford 1-1; Adam Dunn 1-1; Alex Stewart 0-1). Fouled out--Southwestern University-Robert Cates, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Southwestern University 23 (Dan Slezak 4), DePauw University 30 (Stephen Schott 6). Assists-Southwestern University 12 (Jamonn Little 4), DePauw University 16 (Stephen Schott 5). Total fouls-Southwestern University 22, DePauw University 20. A-350 Career-high points for Hanger on his Senior Day; Sakel equals career high DePauw snaps Southwestern's six-game win streak Southwestern seeded first and DePauw eighth for SCAC Tournament Teams meet in SCAC first round on Friday at 6 p.m. CST in Memphis, Tenn.