Wooster, ranked No. 3 in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 poll, carried a 48-40 lead into halftime but the Blue Devils (1-1) didn't allow the Fighting Scots to pull away further after intermission.
So, after edging St. Thomas (Minn) University in OT Friday and playing a nationally-ranked team quite evenly, Eddie Andrist's Blue Devils should depart from Wooster with plenty of confidence to carry into its upcomsing games.
Especially confident should be Greg Chaisson, Adam Chandler, Terry Farmer and Ryan Stangl, who each tallied double-digit points totals vs. the Fighting Scots.
Chaisson, who netted a team-high 15 points vs. Wooster, and Chandler, who lit the Fighting Scots up for 11 points, were selected to the event's all-tournament team. Farmer and Stangl added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Blue Devils against Wooster.
Jacob Nonemacher (nine points), John Nonemacher (eight), Kailus Coleman (seven), Brian Buck (six) and Art Harris (four) also pitched in points for Stout.
Chaisson pulled down a team-high eight caroms, while Farmer and Jacob Nonemacher collected six each. Chaisson also led the team in assists, with seven. Jacob Nonemacher blocked three shots.
Tom Port, the tounament's MVP, netted a game-high 29 points for Wooster, while James Cooper, also an all-tourney pick, added 21 and Devin Fulk contributed 14. Stout, which hit 16-of-26 (.615) shots from the floor in the first half, connected on 32-of-59 (.542) field goals in the contest. Meanwhile, Wooster went 30-of-61 (.492) from the floor, 17-of-31 (.548) in the first half.
Stout buried a respectable eight 3-pointers. Unfortunately for Stout, Wooster had even better luck from behind the arc, draining 17 treys. Port went 8-of-15 from 3-point territory.
Stout went 10-of-20 from the charity stripe, Wooster 13-for-14. Stout outrebounded the Fighting Scots, 38-27 but committed 19 turnovers to Wooster's 12.
Stout will resume its season Monday, when it travels to St. Paul, Minn, to square off with Macalester College in a non-conference tilt scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.