Case improves to 4-1 on the season while Hiram falls to 0-2. Oren added five assists and sophomore center Mason Conrad (Tarpon Springs, FL) also recorded a double-double with a team-high 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Spartans led by 10 in the first, 32-22 at the 9:01 mark, but the Terriers cut that down to four to only trail 49-45 at halftime. Case sophomore center Mason Conrad led the team, who shot 55.9 percent (19-34) in the first 20 minutes of play, with 15 points and four rebounds in the half. Hiram also shot above 50 percent (20-39, 51.3%) from field and had three players in double digits in the first 20 minutes.
Case once again built their lead back up to 10 in the second half, leading 72-62 at the 10:00 and increased it to 15 a little over two minutes later (7:17) 83-68. Spartan junior guard Matt Cannan (Dublin, OH) scored 10 of his 18 points on the night in the second half. The Spartans finished the game shooting 52.9% from the field and hit seven of their 10 three-point attempts to put away the Terriers, who shot just 38.7% from the floor in the final half. For the game, Case also held a 49-31 rebounding edge and forced 20 turnovers.
Hiram senior guard Rick Baldwin (Youngstown, OH) and senior center TJ Spencer (Yorkville, OH), who both had 11 in the first half, led four Terriers in double-digits with a game-high 29 for Baldwin and 21 Spencer.
The Spartans will play next on December 5 when they host Thiel College in the Veale Center at 7:30 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Hiram College vs Case Western Reserve Univ.
11/30/05 7:30 p.m. at Horsburgh Gymnasium, Cleveland, Ohio
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VISITORS: Hiram College 0-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
40 Ian Pfouts.......... f 2-4 0-0 4-7 5 2 7 3 8 2 0 0 3 25
50 TC Spencer.......... c 9-11 0-0 3-7 2 3 5 3 21 2 3 0 2 28
20 Brandon Pool........ g 5-10 0-3 4-6 2 3 5 5 14 5 2 0 0 28
30 AJ White............ g 4-15 2-9 0-0 1 2 3 4 10 3 2 0 2 38
34 Rick Baldwin........ g 11-19 4-7 3-3 1 0 1 5 29 2 6 0 1 32
12 Phillip Goll........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Chuck Williams...... 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 10
23 Shawn DeJohn........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 Matt Vana........... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
32 Michael McDevitt.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 20
42 Kyle Kresge......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
55 Emeka Mbanefo....... 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 5
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 32-70 7-25 16-25 13 18 31 27 87 17 14 1 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 20-39 51.3% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 45.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 4-17 23.5% Game: 28.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 14-22 63.6% Game: 64.0% 5
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HOME TEAM: Case Western Reserve Univ. 4-1
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 7-15 3-3 1-2 3 7 10 2 18 5 2 1 1 29
50 Conrad, Mason....... c 8-11 1-1 2-3 4 6 10 3 19 1 5 0 0 26
12 Cannan, Matt........ g 5-8 2-3 6-7 2 2 4 2 18 2 1 0 2 30
21 Mullen, Richard..... g 3-8 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 7 2 2 0 1 24
32 Bradford, Brandon... g 3-3 1-1 2-4 0 1 1 1 9 6 4 0 1 28
20 Young, Steve........ 2-2 1-1 0-3 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 4
22 Lafe, Funso......... 3-10 0-1 3-4 0 4 4 2 9 0 1 0 0 18
3 Mathis, Quinton..... 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
30 Hildebrandt, Dan.... 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 5
34 Hill, Chris......... 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
42 Bommer, Benton...... 4-5 0-0 2-3 5 1 6 3 10 1 1 1 0 15
44 Sutton, Brad........ 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 7
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 36-68 9-17 20-32 20 29 49 18 101 20 20 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-34 55.9% 2nd Half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 52.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 52.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd Half: 11-19 57.9% Game: 62.5% 6
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Hiram College-Rick Baldwin. Case Western Reserve
Univ.-None.
Attendance: 122
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Hiram College................. 45 42 - 87
Case Western Reserve Univ..... 49 52 - 101