DePauw trailed briefly in the first half at 11-9, but scored eight straight and never trailed again on the way to a 56-45 halftime lead. The Tigers scored the first six points of the second half and Sewanee got as close as 13 with just under six minutes to play before DePauw scored eight straight to put the game away.
The Tigers shot 56.1 percent from the floor for the game and held Sewanee to just 40.3 percent including 33.3 percent in the second half.
Austin Brown led all scorers with a career-high 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting and also equaled a career high with seven rebounds in the win. Brown matched a career best with three steals and dished out four assists.
Alex Stewart followed with 16 and Matt McDonald matched career highs with 14 points and eight rebounds and blocked four shots. Ryan Werntz also notched a career high with 13 points and Brian Oilar followed with 11. Reid Sakel paced the Tigers with seven assists. DePauw held a 44-25 advantage on the boards and grabbed 16 on the offensive glass.
James Pryor led Sewanee with 17 points followed by Ben Pursell and Spencer Rowland with 13 each and Kenton Coleman with 10. Rowland and Mike Forster each grabbed five rebounds and Casey Berry dished out a game-high eight assists. Sewanee knocked down 15-of-31 three-point attempts in the loss.
DePauw travels to Millsaps on Friday, January 20, while Sewanee hosts Maryville (Tenn.) on Wednesday, January 18.
Sewanee vs DePauw University 1/15/06 1 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 100, SEWANEE 81 SEWANEE (4-10, 1-4 SCAC) James Pryor 6-10 0-0 17; Spencer Rowland 5-14 0-0 13; Ben Pursell 4-10 5-7 13; Kenton Coleman 3-6 2-2 10; Gary Grizzle 3-6 2-3 9; Mike Forster 2-4 0-0 5; Joey Garcia 2-9 0-0 5; Bradley Pierson 1-2 0-0 3; Chuck Grigsby 1-2 0-0 3; Eric Schneider 0-0 2-2 2; Chris Stedelin 0-1 1-2 1; Charles Davis 0-0 0-0 0; Philip Price 0-0 0-0 0; Casey Berry 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 12-16 81. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (6-9, 2-3 SCAC) Austin Brown 9-11 4-7 22; Alex Stewart 6-15 0-0 16; Matt McDonald 6-9 2-5 14; Ryan Werntz 3-5 4-4 13; Brian Oilar 5-5 0-0 11; Todd Capes 3-8 1-4 9; Reid Sakel 2-4 2-2 7; Stephen Schott 1-4 1-2 3; Dan Gifford 1-2 1-2 3; Adam Dunn 1-3 0-0 2; Tim Crouch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-66 15-26 100. Sewanee....................... 45 36 - 81 DePauw University............. 56 44 - 100 3-point goals-Sewanee 15-31 (James Pryor 5-7; Spencer Rowland 3-7; Kenton Coleman 2-4; Chuck Grigsby 1-1; Bradley Pierson 1-2; Gary Grizzle 1-3; Mike Forster 1-2; Joey Garcia 1-3; Casey Berry 0-2), DePauw University 11-26 (Alex Stewart 4-10; Ryan Werntz 3-5; Todd Capes 2-4; Reid Sakel 1-3; Brian Oilar 1-1; Stephen Schott 0-1; Austin Brown 0-2). Fouled out--Sewanee-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds-Sewanee 25 (Mike Forster 5; Spencer Rowland 5), DePauw University 44 (Matt McDonald 8). Assists-Sewanee 16 (Casey Berry 8), DePauw University 21 (Reid Sakel 7). Total fouls-Sewanee 20, DePauw University 19. A-150 Career-high points for DePauw's Brown