A 16-7 spurt late in the first half helped Calvin take a 44-32 halftime lead. Calvin’s lead then ballooned to a 19-point margin at 57-38 six minutes into the second half before a Tri-State comeback effort whittled the lead down to seven points with 7:08 remaining. A three-pointer from the left wing by senior Andy Draayer quickly bumped Calvin’s lead back up to double-digits at 64-54 with the Knights maintaining a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Freshman Dustin Smith lit the spark for Calvin off the bench on Saturday, tossing in a career-high 18 points, connecting on all six of his field goal attempts including four three-point field goal attempts. Smith also connected on a pair of free throws to complete a perfect shooting afternoon. Smith was joined in double-digit scoring by Draayer who tossed in 15 points on the strength of five three-point field goals while freshman Caleb Veldhouse had 13 points and senior Kyle Trewhella nine. Trewhella also had five assists and six rebounds while junior center Eric DeVries scraped down a game-high 10 rebounds.
Calvin held a 39-26 rebounding advantage over Tri-State which was led in scoring by Maurice Brookins who pumped in a game-high 22 points including six three-point field goals. Micah Williams and Derrick Graham added 10 points apiece for Tri-State.
Tri-State shot just 35.1 percent from the floor including just 29.4 percent (10 of 34) from three-point range. Calvin shot 52.1 percent overall including 50 percent (10 of 20) from beyond the three-point arc.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Alma for a 7:30 p.m. conference game.
Newspaper Box Score Tri-State University vs Calvin College 1/28/06 3:00 pm at at Calvin Fieldhouse (GR, MI) At at Calvin Fieldhouse (GR, MI) CALVIN COLLEGE 76, TRI-STATE UNIVERSITY 63 TRI-STATE UNIVERSITY (9-10, 4-4 MIAA) Maurice Brookins 7-14 2-2 22; Derrick Graham 3-8 3-4 10; Micah Williams 3-5 2-2 10; Tony Benford 2-10 2-4 7; Justin Guy 2-6 2-2 6; John Moore 1-3 2-4 4; Andre Patrick 2-9 0-0 4; Jeigh Krupp 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Kinzie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 13-18 63. CALVIN COLLEGE (14-5, 7-1 MIAA) Dustin Smith 6-6 2-2 18; Andy Draayer 5-10 0-0 15; Caleb Veldhouse 4-7 5-6 13; Kyle Trewhella 3-11 2-4 9; Josh Meckes 3-5 0-0 6; Micah Chappell 2-3 2-3 6; Tyler Zoerhof 2-3 1-1 5; Eric DeVries 0-3 4-9 4; Patrick Duff 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Prins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 16-25 76. Tri-State University.......... 32 31 - 63 Calvin College................ 44 32 - 76 3-point goals-Tri-State University 10-34 (Maurice Brookins 6-13; Micah Williams 2-2; Tony Benford 1-6; Derrick Graham 1-4; Jeigh Krupp 0-1; Ryan Kinzie 0-1; Andre Patrick 0-3; John Moore 0-2; Justin Guy 0-2), Calvin College 10-20 (Andy Draayer 5-8; Dustin Smith 4-4; Kyle Trewhella 1-4; Micah Chappell 0-1; Tyler Zoerhof 0-1; Caleb Veldhouse 0-2). Fouled out--Tri-State University-None, Calvin College-None. Rebounds-Tri-State University 26 (Derrick Graham 5), Calvin College 39 (Eric DeVries 10). Assists-Tri-State University 12 (Justin Guy 3; Andre Patrick 3), Calvin College 17 (Kyle Trewhella 5). Total fouls-Tri-State University 21, Calvin College 14. A-1587 Career scoring high for Calvin's Dustin Smith.