The first half was very evenly matched, with the score being tied on five occasions in the first eight minutes. A jumper by David McMullen gave Ripon the lead, 17-15, with 12:09 to go in the half. It also started a 9-1 run by the Red Hawks, which gave them a 10-point advantage just four minutes later. The Bucs managed to get it down to six, 29-23, with 6:36 remaining in the period, but Ripon started a tear seconds later that would find it up by 19, 42-23, with 1:28 left in the half. That lead would increase to 22, 49-27, which would be the score at the break.
The Red Hawks would keep their double-digit lead throughout the second half and led by as many as 23 early in the period. The closest the Bucs would get was 13 with 1:15 left to play. A made layup by Jonathan Murphy with under a minute to go made the final score 74-59.
Johnson led all scorers with 23 and McMullen and Brian Schmitting had 13 and 11, respectively.
Ripon plays next on Tuesday, January 24 when it will travel to Carroll College for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
Newspaper Box Score Beloit vs Ripon College 01/18/06 7:30 p.m. at Storzer Center (Ripon, Wis.) At Storzer Center (Ripon, Wis.) RIPON COLLEGE 74, BELOIT 59 BELOIT (6-7, 2-4) Josh Hinz 6-12 6-6 18; Nick Hendry 3-7 1-1 7; Mike Dowden 2-5 2-2 7; Andy Horton 3-5 0-0 6; Danny Towns 2-5 1-2 6; C.J. Tubbs 3-5 0-1 6; Matt Fieck 3-8 0-0 6; Cody Bysted 1-4 0-0 3; Sal Crivello 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 10-12 59. RIPON COLLEGE (4-9, 3-4) Bo Johnson 8-17 4-5 23; David McMullen 4-15 4-6 13; Brian Schmitting 5-6 1-3 11; Chris Kellett 2-8 5-5 9; Vehantre Brown 2-7 0-0 5; Eric Wright 2-2 0-0 5; Josh Fischer 1-2 0-0 2; Paul Wise 1-6 0-0 2; Wally DeVries 1-3 0-0 2; Jonathan Murphy 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-67 14-19 74. Beloit........................ 27 32 - 59 Ripon College................. 49 25 - 74 3-point goals-Beloit 3-17 (Cody Bysted 1-2; Mike Dowden 1-3; Danny Towns 1-4; Matt Fieck 0-5; Sal Crivello 0-1; Andy Horton 0-1; Josh Hinz 0-1), Ripon College 6-14 (Bo Johnson 3-8; David McMullen 1-3; Eric Wright 1-1; Vehantre Brown 1-1; Paul Wise 0-1). Fouled out--Beloit-None, Ripon College-None. Rebounds-Beloit 22 (Josh Hinz 8), Ripon College 39 (Brian Schmitting 9). Assists-Beloit 10 (Josh Hinz 2; Nate Skelton 2; Mike Dowden 2; C.J. Tubbs 2), Ripon College 15 (David McMullen 6). Total fouls-Beloit 19, Ripon College 14. A-346