The two teams battled back-and-forth for most of the first half. With 5:25 remaining in the first half North Central took a lead it would never relinquish with a 23-21 advantage. The Cardinals led the hosts 37-33 at halftime; however, North Central scored the first six points of the second half to increase its lead to 43-33 and pulled away from the Thunder for good.
Sophomore John Mohan led the Thunder with 18 points and senior guard Tony Bollier added 14 points with two steals. Senior Jordan Kemper scored eight points, with six rebounds. Michael Fiddler scored six points, with five rebounds and three assists.
Dan Walton led five North Central players in double digits with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Adam Krumtinger scored 15 points with five rebounds. Anthony Simmons scored 14 points, with six rebounds and three assists. Chris Drennan scored 12 points with three assists. Adam Teising scored 11 points, with three assists and three steals.
Wheaton shot 40.8% (20-49) from the field, with 20% (2-10) from three-point range and 90% (18-20) at the free throw line. North Central posted a 59.6% (34-57) field goal percentage, with 15.4% (2-13) from behind the three-point arc and shot 63.6% (7-11) at the charity stripe. The Cardinals out-rebounded Wheaton 33-22, with a 10-8 advantage on the offensive glass. North Central out-scored Wheaton in the paint 46-28 tonight.
North Central College vs Wheaton College 1/28/06 7:30 PM at King Arena - Wheaton, Ill. At King Arena - Wheaton, Ill. NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE 77, WHEATON COLLEGE 60 NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (15-3/4-3 CCIW) Walton, Dan 9-12 0-0 18; Krumtinger, Adam 7-8 1-1 15; Simmons, Anthony 6-10 2-4 14; Drennan, Chris 5-8 2-2 12; Teising, Adam 5-8 0-0 11; Vicario, Ray 1-8 2-2 5; Raridon, Mitchell 1-3 0-0 2; Podzorny, Tom 0-0 0-0 0; Parsons, Dan 0-0 0-0 0; Larson, Jeff 0-0 0-0 0; Lawrence, Raymond 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 34-57 7-11 77. WHEATON COLLEGE (6-11/2-4 CCIW) Mohan, John 5-9 6-6 18; Bollier, Tony 4-13 6-6 14; Kemper, Jordan 3-6 2-2 8; Denham, Phill 3-5 2-4 8; Wiele, Andy 3-7 0-0 6; Fiddler, Michael 2-7 2-2 6; Sovocool, Tom 0-0 0-0 0; Noell, Dave 0-1 0-0 0; McKay, Jeff 0-0 0-0 0; McAlpine, David 0-1 0-0 0; Berntsen, Jeremy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-49 18-20 60. North Central College......... 37 40 - 77 Wheaton College............... 33 27 - 60 3-point goals-North Central College 2-13 (Vicario, Ray 1-7; Teising, Adam 1-3; Raridon, Mitchell 0-1; Walton, Dan 0-2), Wheaton College 2-10 (Mohan, John 2-3; Bollier, Tony 0-4; Kemper, Jordan 0-1; Wiele, Andy 0-1; Noell, Dave 0-1). Fouled out--North Central College-None, Wheaton College-None. Rebounds-North Central College 33 (Walton, Dan 7), Wheaton College 22 (Kemper, Jordan 6). Assists-North Central College 19 (Walton, Dan 4; Vicario, Ray 4), Wheaton College 6 (Fiddler, Michael 3). Total fouls-North Central College 20, Wheaton College 11.