The Tigers led the entire way including by as many as 12 in the first half on the way to a 39-28 halftime advantage. Oglethorpe closed the gap to 10 at 41-31, but DePauw rattled off eight straight with five from Todd Capes and three by Reid Sakel to take a 49-31 lead with 15:18 left. The Tigers took their biggest lead at 63-38 with 7:42 remaining.
Capes led the Tigers with 17 points, while Alex Stewart added 15 points and seven rebounds. Sakel finished with 11 with Steve Schott posting a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards. Joey Hanger dished out a career-best 11 assists in the victory.
Eric Dickinson led the Petrels with 20 points with Russ Churchwell adding 13 and a team-high eight rebounds.
The Tigers held Oglethorpe 26 points below its league-leading 79.3 points per game as the Stormy Petrels hit just 26 percent from the floor. Meanwhile, DePauw connected on 50 percent including nine of 19 from three-point range. The Tigers also held a 46-26 advantage on the boards.
"I was really pleased with the concentration on the defensive end," DePauw head coach Bill Fenlon said. "We were really focused on what we needed to do to defend them."
DePauw hosts Millsaps on Sunday at noon, while Oglethorpe travels to Rose-Hulman on Sunday. Rose-Hulman defeated Millsaps tonight by a 66-63 count in Terre Haute.
Oglethorpe University vs DePauw University 1/7/05 8 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 75, OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY 53 OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY (5-5, 0-2 SCAC) Eric Dickinson 5-11 8-8 20; Russ Churchwell 5-14 2-2 13; Josh Burr 2-8 3-3 9; Terry Bailey 2-8 0-0 5; Andrew Tulowitzky 1-7 1-2 4; Nick Waterson 0-0 2-6 2; Craig Jackson 0-1 0-0 0; Jason Darland 0-1 0-0 0; Nate Blong 0-2 0-0 0; Ahmad Kareem Shaheed 0-3 0-0 0; Alex Waterson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-57 16-21 53. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (7-5, 1-1 SCAC) Todd Capes 6-10 3-4 17; Alex Stewart 6-11 0-0 15; Reid Sakel 3-6 2-2 11; Steve Schott 3-8 4-4 10; Dre Smith 3-6 2-2 8; Austin Brown 3-6 0-0 6; Brian Oilar 1-3 0-0 3; Matt Clemens 1-1 0-0 2; Dan Gifford 1-2 0-0 2; Joey Hanger 0-1 1-2 1; Trevor Stone 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Werntz 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Bollero 0-0 0-0 0; Jeremy Lock 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 27-54 12-16 75. Oglethorpe University......... 28 25 - 53 DePauw University............. 39 36 - 75 3-point goals-Oglethorpe University 7-22 (Josh Burr 2-8; Eric Dickinson 2-5; Terry Bailey 1-2; Russ Churchwell 1-3; Andrew Tulowitzky 1-4), DePauw University 9-19 (Reid Sakel 3-6; Alex Stewart 3-6; Todd Capes 2-4; Brian Oilar 1-1; Joey Hanger 0-1; Austin Brown 0-1). Fouled out--Oglethorpe University-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Oglethorpe University 26 (Russ Churchwell 8), DePauw University 46 (Steve Schott 12). Assists-Oglethorpe University 8 (Eric Dickinson 3; Josh Burr 3), DePauw University 17 (Joey Hanger 11). Total fouls-Oglethorpe University 18, DePauw University 16. A-250 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Game Next games (Sunday): DePauw vs. Millsaps; Oglethorpe at Rose-Hulman Career-high assists for Hanger Schott equals career high rebounds