Case will play Bethany College in the championship game tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. Adrian College will face Altoona in the consolation game at 2:00 p.m.
Altoona took a 41-33 lead into the half by having three players in double digits in just the first 20 minutes. The Lions shot 58.3% (14-24) from the field and junior guard Tyler Franklin (Altoona, PA) had 13 of his game high 29 points. Case out-rebounded Altoona 20-15 in the half and 43-32 in the game.
Case recovered from the field in the second half making 14 of 27 (51.9%) as Altoona cooled off (13-32, 40.6%). The Lions led 56-55 with just under 10 minutes (9:23) left in the game, but the Spartans would out-score them 23-16 down the stretch to win their 2005-06 opener.
Case senior forward Carson Oren (South Bend, IN) added 16 points and 9 rebounds and freshman forward Tyler Rodriguez (Colleyville, TX) added 9 rebounds.
Official Basketball Box Score
PSU-Altoona vs Case Western Reserve Univ.
11/18/05 8:06 p.m. at Horsburgh Gymnasium, Cleveland, Ohio
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VISITORS: PSU-Altoona 0-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
30 Dziabo, Quintin..... f 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 6 10 5 3 3 3 0 2 34
45 Minemyer, Barry..... c 2-7 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 3 5 0 2 0 1 27
11 Dusza, Doug......... g 3-6 2-4 3-5 0 3 3 1 11 1 0 0 0 27
22 Franklin, Tyler..... g 12-17 3-6 2-3 0 6 6 5 29 3 2 1 0 35
23 Stewart-Smith, Ethan g 4-7 1-2 0-1 0 0 0 5 9 0 3 0 0 24
21 Dancer, Mike........ 3-8 3-7 2-2 0 1 1 3 11 2 1 0 0 19
24 Geiger, Colin....... 2-8 0-4 0-0 2 3 5 3 4 1 3 0 0 21
31 Beltowski, Chad..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 13
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 27-56 9-23 9-15 7 25 32 29 72 10 15 1 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 48.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 39.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 60.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Case Western Reserve Univ. 1-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
31 Oren, Carson........ f 7-16 1-3 1-6 4 5 9 4 16 1 2 0 1 20
33 Rodriguez, Tyler.... f 1-4 0-0 4-4 2 7 9 1 6 1 2 0 1 28
50 Conrad, Mason....... c 4-5 0-1 9-12 2 5 7 4 17 1 3 1 1 27
12 Cannan, Matt........ g 4-7 0-1 0-1 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 1 26
32 Bradford, Brandon... g 2-3 0-0 2-3 2 3 5 5 6 4 3 0 0 27
21 Mullen, Richard..... 2-5 1-3 0-1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 13
22 Lafe, Funso......... 2-7 1-2 3-6 1 0 1 2 8 1 3 0 1 18
34 Hill, Chris......... 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3
42 Bommer, Benton...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 12
44 Sutton, Brad........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
5 Impastato, Andrew... 2-7 1-6 3-4 0 2 2 2 8 6 1 0 2 23
TEAM................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 25-57 4-17 24-39 17 26 43 24 78 16 14 1 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 43.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 23.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-15 66.7% 2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 61.5% 5
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Officials:
Technical fouls: PSU-Altoona-Dziabo, Quintin. Case Western Reserve
Univ.-None.
Attendance: 254
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
PSU-Altoona................... 41 31 - 72
Case Western Reserve Univ..... 33 45 - 78
2005 Case Alumni Association Tip-Off Tournament