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Jan. 1-7, 2002

Gustavus rebounds, beats Macalester
ST. PETER, Minn. — Gustavus Adolphus rebounded from Saturday's overtime loss at St. Thomas by beating Macalester 86-77 on Monday night. The win marks the 25th consecutive time Gustavus has defeated Macalester dating back to January 1989.

The Gusties used an 18-2 run at the end of the first half to grab their first lead of the contest and never looked back, as they made 55.6% of their shots in reclaiming first place in the MIAC. Kirk Walberg led Gustavus as he went over the 1,000-point mark in his career with a 3-pointer with 5:50 remaining. Walberg scored a team-high 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting. He dished out six assists and grabbed four rebounds in 31 minutes.

"We needed to bounce back after Saturday’s loss and start a new winning streak against a good team," said Walberg. "And we do not want anyone to beat us at home." The win was the Gusties' 10th in a row at home since a 73-72 loss to Bethel on Jan. 15, 2001.

Walberg became the 25th Gustie to score 1,000 points at Gustavus, but he wasn’t the only player to set a milestone in the contest, as Macalester junior Patrick Russell hit the 1,000 point mark en route to a game-high 26 points on 8-of-21 shooting.

Russell knocked down five of 10, 3-point attempts, but wasn’t satisfied, "We really wanted to beat these guys, but they are a solid team. We just have to go out and beat Concordia on Wednesday."

Gustavus’s depth played a key role in the win, as five Gusties scored in double figures. Eric Nelson scored 14 points, Chad Henke scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds (all in the first half), David Newell scored 12 and grabbed seven boards, and Chris TeBrake recorded 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting.

The Scots (7-4, 5-1), finished the game 40.6% from the floor and 52.6% from beyond the arc. Ben Van Thorre scored 20 points for Macalester and Doug Benson added 13 while pulling down eight rebounds. Gustavus improves to 11-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play.

Goucher hands F&M first loss

Goucher's Isaac Brooks scored 14 of his game-high 20 in the second half.

The Diplomats (12-1) trailed 54-47 with 3:42 remaining, but closed to within 54-52 on a three-point field goal by Duran Searles and a basket by Asaf Ganot. A layup by Jonathon Fitzgerald restored the Gophers' lead to four points, and during the final two minutes, F&M went 0-for-5 from the field and committed a turnover. The Diplomats turned the ball over 19 times to Goucher's nine.

The five starters for Goucher (7-5) combined to score only 24 points, but the Gophers' bench outscored F&M's reserves, 37-10. The leading scorer for Goucher was Isaac Brooks III, who came off the bench to score 20 points. Brooks nailed four 3-pointers and hit four crucial free throws in the final minute of play.

Searles supplied the Diplomats with 12 points and Steve Juskin added 10.

PLU stops No. 6 George Fox at 11 wins
TACOMA, Wash. — For three consecutive years, George Fox has put together record 11-game winning streaks, but for the third year in a row, the streak will go no further as Pacific Lutheran handed the Bruins their first loss of the season, a 51-45 setback in Northwest Conference women’s action Saturday night (Jan. 5) at Olson Auditorium.

The win was the ninth in a row for the Lutes, who edged the Bruins for conference favorites in the preseason NWC coaches’ poll, and ended their five-game losing streak to the Bruins.

Nicole Prazeau hit a short jumper from the left baseline to open the scoring, giving the Bruins (11-1, 2-1 NWC) the only lead they would hold in the first half at 2-0. Pacific Lutheran twice built leads of as much as five points but could never put the Bruins away, and led 25-22 at the break.

Liz Clark gave George Fox its first lead of the second half, 31-30, with a jumper at the 14:28 mark, and Darby Cave added a jump hook at 13:50 for the Bruins’s biggest lead of the game at 33-30. But the Lutes (10-1, 4-0) rallied behind back-to-back steals and layups by Toni Craig to regain the advantage, 36-35, at 9:07.

A Becky Thompson free throw at 4:22 pulled the Bruins back into a 42-42 tie but Jessica Iserman’s free toss at 4:02 broke the tie and put the Lutes ahead for good. PLU stretched it to 47-42 at 2:54 on a pair of baskets by Jamie Keatts. Heather Doud’s 3-pointer with 30 seconds left cut the deficit to 47-45, but Becky Franza hit two free throws with 13 seconds left and Keatts added two more with 0.1 remaining for the final six-point margin, the largest of the game for either team.

The game was expected to be a defensive struggle, and the final numbers showed it. PLU held the Bruins to 36.2% from the floor (17-for-47) while George Fox held the Lutes to 40% (20-for-50). The Lutes forced 22 Bruin turnovers and blocked 10 shots, while George Fox pressured PLU into 15 turnovers and blocked a pair. PLU edged the Bruins on the boards 32-31.

Doud led the Bruins with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Cave scored 12 and Clark 11. Prazeau had eight rebounds and three assists. Franza topped the Lutes with 13 points and three assists, while Iserman scored 12 and had eight rebounds. Courtney Johnson led everyone with 10 rebounds and six blocked shots.

UW-Oshkosh women roll past UW-Stout
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The UW-Oshkosh women defeated visiting No. 20 UW-Stout, 88-60, on Saturday (Jan. 5) in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh's victory moves the Titans into sole possession of first place in the WIAC standings with a 5-0 record (12-2 overall).

UW-Oshkosh carved UW-Stout (10-4 overall & 5-1 in the WIAC) early, taking a 22-9 lead at the 11:36 mark of the first half. The Titans led by as many as 22 points (38-16) in the opening period before taking a 42-25 lead to intermission. Senior Kristin Steckmesser paced UW-Oshkosh in the first half with 15 points and three assists, while sophomore Kay Mikolajczak added 11 points and six rebounds. The Blue Devils were hampered in the first half by 19 turnovers and 38.5% (10-for-26) shooting from field.

After shooting 54.5% (18-for-33) from the field in the first half, UW-Oshkosh increased its marksmanship in the second half by shooting 57.6% (19-for-33). The Titans held a lead of 21 or more points for the final 9:07 of the game. UW-Oshkosh's smallest advantage in the second half was 14 points (59-45), but the Titans quickly built that lead to 25 points (72-47) thanks to a 13-2 scoring run.

Steckmesser led UW-Oshkosh in scoring with a career-high 25 points, while junior Brenda Utech added a career-best 21 and Mikolajczak 16. Steckmesser also had three assists, three rebounds and three steals, Utech seven steals, four rebounds and two assists and Mikolajczak eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. In all, UW-Oshkosh had 21 steals on UW-Stout's season-high 34 turnovers.

UW-Stout, which has lost 36 of its last 40 games to UW-Oshkosh, was led in scoring by freshman Lindsey Erichsen's 10 points. Averaging 74.3 points and 71.9 field goal attempts per game, UW-Stout was held to 60 points and 51 field goal tries.

St. Thomas upsets Gustavus
ST. PAUL — Senior guard Mark Buri scored the final four points of regulation and was 4-for-4 at the foul line in the final 25 seconds of overtime as St. Thomas (9-2 overall, 5-1 MIAC) handed visiting Gustavus (10-1, 5-1) its first loss of the season 75-72 Saturday in MIAC men's action at Schoenecker Arena.

The No. 5-ranked Gusties trailed 39-37 at halftime before surging in the second half. The Gusties built a 63-53 lead with 2:11 left on two free throws by Mark Henke. But UST's Nic Marx converted a three-point play with 1:58 left to start a 10-0 run to close regulation tied 63-63.

After Henke missed two free throws, Brendan Finn's 3-pointer — his fifth of the game — with 1:25 left pulled UST within 63-59. After a turnover, Buri sank a 10-footer for a 63-61 deficit with 1:09 left. Gustavus' Kirk Walberg missed two free throws with 46 seconds left, and Buri's basket with 33 seconds left tied the score 63-63. The Gusties missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer.

In overtime, Gustavus led 70-67 on Walberg's basket with 2:40 left. But UST baskets by Kevin Fitzgerald and Mark Paulson inside put the Toms ahead to stay at 71-70.

Buri's two free throws on a 1-and-1 situation with 25 seconds left extended the lead to 73-70. Chris TeBrake pulled the Gusties within one on a short jumper with 11 seconds to go. Buri was fouled with nine seconds left and in another 1-and-1 situation sank both for a 75-72 lead. Walberg's 3-point shot with four seconds left fell short to let the Toms escape.

Buri closed with 24 points and seven assists; Finn had 15 points and five assists; Paulson scored 11 points and Marx chipped in 10 points off the bench.

For the Gusties, Henke had 20 points and 10 rebounds; Walberg had 11 points and eight assists; and Doug Espenson had 11 points. The Tommies made just 5 of their first 20 shots in the second half while the Gusties made 14 of their first 19 shots to build their 10-point lead. But GAC missed its last four free throws and three shots in going scoreless the last 2:11 of regulation.

Hampden-Sydney holds off Bridgewater
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. — Sophomore forward Jason Holman recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Hampden-Sydney to a 65-62 victory over ODAC foe Bridgewater on Saturday in Fleet Gymnasium.

After a Brandon Randall jumper gave Hampden-Sydney a 9-8 lead at the 15:31 mark of the first half, Bridgewater (8-3, 2-2 ODAC) went on a 10-2 run over the next five minutes, paced by three's by C.W. Durette and Brett Childers, to take a seven-point lead 18-11. However, the Tigers (10-0, 4-0) battled back with a 10-3 run to tie the contest at 21-21 on a layup by Marcus Gregory.

Bridgewater again went on a quick run, this time outscoring the Tigers 5-0 to hold a 26-21 lead before Holman led the team back with a pair of offensive boards and a trio of free throws to help tie the contest at 26. The two teams swapped the lead two times over the final two minutes of the first half, the Tigers eventually taking the halftime advantage after a three pointer and free throw by Jeff Monroe.

In the second period, the two teams battled back and forth, with neither team leading by more than four points during the first 15 minutes of the half. Finally, with the game tied for the 10th time, 59-59 at the 3:09 mark, a breakaway dunk by Holman put the Tigers ahead for good, while free throws by Matt McKeag and Rashee Durant offset a Kyle Williford 3-pointer to seal the contest for the Tigers.

Holman led all players with a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, while McKeag and David Willson finished with 10 points each for the Tigers, while Randall finished with eight. Williford led the Eagles with 14 points, while Matt Stevens and Jeff Schwalm scored 13 and 12 respectively.

Overall, the Tigers shot just 39% (25-for-65) from the floor and were just 3-for-15 (20%) from 3-point range, while also missing eight free throws, yet still won the contest. Bridgewater shot 42% (25-for-59) for the game and finished 8-for-24 (33%) from beyond the arc, and held a slim 41-39 advantage on the boards.

Brian Loftus and Rocky Parise combined for 27 points and 10 assists in the win.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elizabethtown senior forward Bob Porambo led the No. 16 Blue Jays with 21 points in Friday's 85-65 win over King's, bringing his career scoring total to 1,011. With that milestone, he becomes the 26th player in Elizabethtown men's basketball history to reach the 1,000 point plateau.

The win saw a milestone for the team as well. With the win against King's, Elizabethtown improves to 10-1, the program's best-ever record through 11 games.

In additon to Porambo, who also led the team with nine rebounds along with Jon English, E-town received double-digit scoring efforts from three other players. Chad Heller added 17 points and Brian Loftus and Rocky Parise tied for the team lead with five assists while scoring 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Brian Horgan and Dennis Hobbs led King's (10-2) with 14 points each, while Steve Hite led the Monarch with 11 rebounds.

Elizabethtown fell behind to King's at the beginning of the game, but the Blue Jays came back to take a 13-10 lead with 12:47 remaining in the first half on a Parise 3-pointer. E-town surged ahead to 21-12 at 9:52 following a pair of Porambo treys. King's mounted a comeback to cut E-town's lead to 33-30 by halftime.

Porambo hit 1,000 with 12:48 remaining to give Elizabethtown a 49-36 lead. King's cut the lead to seven by 6:04 on a Hobbs 3-pointer to narrow the score to 61-54. E-town then outscored King's 24-9 in the closing six minutes.

Whitworth knocks off Lewis & Clark
PORTLAND, Ore. — Whitworth stormed into the Pamplin Sports Center and soundly defeated No. 15 Lewis & Clark 86-72 on Friday.

The Pirates used a flurry of 3-point goals in the first half to pull to an eight-point lead, 38-30. They wouldn't let up in the second half, leading by as many as 20 with just over four minutes to play.

The inside-outside combination of Bryan DePew (18 pts, 9 reb), Chase Williams (18 pts, 9 reb), and Eric Avery (22 pts, 6 ast) buried the Pioneers. Gunner Olsen also finished with a double-double with 10 points and rebounds each. Pat Luce was also scored 10 for the Bucs.

Lewis & Clark was led by Scott Davis, who tallied 22. Jeff Auxier added 11 and Kristofer Speier 10. John Mietus grabbed 10 rebounds.

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Senior guard Lindsay St. Lawrence led the Mules with a season-high 19 points and junior Randi Baran and senior forward Jenn Risley added 15 apiece as Muhlenberg jumped out to a 49-36 lead by intermission by shooting 55.3% from the field in the opening 20 minutes of play. Sophomore center Susan Marchiano added 11 points and a game- and career-high 16 rebounds and Becky Richmond chipped in 11 points and a career-high six assists for the Mules, now 9-0 and on a school-record nine-game winning streak.

Scranton had a seven-game winning streak snapped and fell to 8-2. Sophomore guards Katie Dougherty and Kate Pierangeli led the Lady Royals with 17 and 16 points, respectively, and senior forward Gillian McGovern and junior forward AnneMarie Russo added 13 and 12 points.

“We just got out-prepared,” said Scranton head coach Mike Strong. “They just outplayed us in all facets of the game and they did a number on us on the boards. I really felt we had our opportunities, but we didn’t click offensively. Muhlenberg gets a lot of credit for playing good defense."

Muhlenberg, which held a commanding 49-29 rebounding advantage, kept its composure down the stretch as the Lady Royals cut the deficit to five, 54-49, with less than 13 minutes remaining and to seven, 68-61, with 3:37 left. Baran then scored nine points in the final three minutes of play to end any hopes of a Scranton rally.

Franklin & Marshall goes to 12-0
LANCASTER, Pa. — Guard/forward Larry Fain scored 13 points and corralled 10 rebounds for his second double-double in as many days to earn Most Valuable Player honors as No. 3-ranked Franklin & Marshall defeated No. 19 Clark 73-63 in the championship game of the 2002 Lancaster Rotary Tip-Off the New Year Tournament.

Fain, a second-year transfer from Division II Cheyney, averaged 14.5 points and 10 rebounds for the two-day tournament as he entered today's matchup on the heels of tallying his first double-double of the year with a game-high 10 rebounds and 16 points in a 67-59 win over Lincoln in the opening round.

However, the game would come down to fundamentals as the Diplomats (12-0) dominated the Cougars on the boards and at the foul line, including a clutch performance by Fain in both areas.

Overall, Clark (8-3) would go 4-for-5 from the foul line in the game, while the Diplomats would march to the charity stripe 30 times, draining 23 of their opportunities.

In the second half, F&M would build their margin of victory at the line as the Diplomats converted 17-of-23 chances, while holding the Cougars to two free throws by Pat Oroszko who made one.

Down the stretch, it would be Fain who powered F&M, especially at the free-throw line.

Following a three-pointer by Clark guard Dave McNamara to tie the game at 61 with 2:05 to play, Fain and 2000 All-American forward Alex Kraft would take over the game.

With 1:30 to play, Kraft would drain a pair of foul shots following a reach-in foul by Amos Anderson to put the Diplomats up 63-61.

Seconds later, Fain would draw a foul, but would miss both shots as the Cougars tossed the ball to midcourt. But Fain would drop back on defense, steal the pass and was fouled before knocking down a pair of foul shots for a 65-61 lead.
Clark would attempt to climb back into the game as Trevor Walker fired a 3-pointer, but Fain would retrieve the long rebound, as the Cougars never challenged again in the game.

The Diplomats and Fain would seal the win in the final seconds with eight consecutive foul shots for the 73-63 final.

DePauw pushes streak, tops Millsaps
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw ran its Division III-best win streak to 15 in a row as the No. 6 Tigers defeated visiting No. 24 Millsaps 75-60. The Tigers remain in a first-place tie in the SCAC with Rose-Hulman as both have posted 5-0 conference marks after the Engineers defeated Oglethorpe 71-59.

Millsaps (9-2, 3-1) held a 17-13 lead with eight minutes to play before the Tigers closed the half with a 21-4 run to go to the intermission with a 34-21 advantage. Freshman Joey Hanger and senior Joe Nixon each hit a pair of 3-pointers during the stretch and Jon Owens added four free throws.

After DePauw led 49-34, the Majors scored six in a row on Daniel Waguespack's three-point play and Michael Schwitter's 3-pointer. The Tigers increased the margin to 14 at 57-43 with 7:12 left, but Millsaps came back with Trent Forrest's three-pointer and two free throws from Thomas Adams to close the gap to 57-48 with 6:05 remaining. Nixon then hit two free throws and a field goal and Joe Ringger nailed a free throw to make it 62-48 with just 3:57 left. The Majors got no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

Nixon led the Tigers with 18 and moved into 10th place on DePauw's all-time scoring list with 1,233 points. Mike Howland added 14 points, while Jeremy Bettis posted his fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in just 17 minutes. Jon Owens equaled a season-high with 10 points. Howland and Nixon each dished out five assists and Ringger recorded his second straight 16-rebound game.

Waguespack paced Millsaps with 18 points, while Schwitter added 14 and Adams scored 11 off the bench. Byron Cooper led the Majors with 10 rebounds.

Capital gets transfer from E. Kentucky
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Capital University announced today (Jan. 4) that Lindsay McClellan has joined the women's basketball team.

McClellan, a 6-5 sophomore center, has spent the past year and a half at Division I Eastern Kentucky. She started six of the Lady Colonels' first nine games this season, averaging 4.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. She had a career-high 10 points twice this season, against High Point on Dec. 2 and vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 27. McClellan's last game was versus Iowa State on Dec. 15, where she came off the bench for six points. As a freshman, she came off the bench in 15 games averaging 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds.

McClellan was a second team All-Ohio basketball and first team All-Columbus Dispatch and All-Newark Advocate selection in volleyball and basketball at Newark High School in Newark, Ohio. She will suit up for the 9-2 Crusaders on Jan. 5 at John Carroll.

Stevens Point shuts down Eau Claire
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — UW-Stevens Point held UW-Eau Claire to just two field goals over the first 17:47 of the second half and its lowest scoring output in seven years in posting a 62-44 victory over the Blugolds in a battle of ranked women's teams Thursday, Jan. 3.

The No. 14 Pointers forced the No. 17 Blugolds into 37 turnovers in posting their first home victory over UW-Eau Claire since 1994. It was the Blugolds' lowest scoring output since a 75-43 loss to UW-Oshkosh on Jan. 25, 1995.

UW-Stevens Point (12-1, 3-1 WIAC) led 23-21 with six minutes left in the first half and forced UW-Eau Claire (11-2, 3-2) into turnovers on six of its next seven possessions while posting an 11-0 run for a 34-21 lead.

The Blugolds opened the second half with turnovers on seven of their first nine possessions as the Pointers opened the half with a 16-5 run. UW-Eau Claire scored 10 of its points in the final 2:51 of the game.

Sophomore Andrea Kraemer (pictured) led the Pointers with 14 points, while sophomore Cassandra Heuer added 11 points. Second-team preseason All-American Kari Groshek was limited to just seven points and fouled out for the Pointers. Kristi Channing paced the Blugolds with 14 points.

Christopher Newport rallies to top NJCU
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Senior shooting guard Irv Jenkins scored 23 of his career high 33 points on 10-for-13 shooting in the first half as New Jersey City took a 42-35 lead to halftime over No. 2 Christopher Newport, in the Championship game of the 2002 Ramada Inn/Captains Shootout at the Freeman Center. But the host Captains finished the game on a 21-7 run, keyed by the 3-point shooting of junior guard Jermaine Woods, and survived a major test from NJCU, 78-74, to win their fourth Captains Shootout title.

NJCU falls to 8-4 as their three-game winning streak ends. This was the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Jenkins' 30-point performance marks the first time a NJCU player has reached that plateau since Omar Cooper tallied 32 (12 field goals) in a win at Rutgers-Newark on Nov. 23, 1999.

It was Jenkins who helped spark NJCU to a 25-12 lead at 11:07 of the first half, as the transfer exploded for 15 quick points. Junior point guard Mike Barry added two lay-ups and a three from the right arc to give NJCU a 32-16, 16-point advantage at 7:35 of the period. Junior forward Carlos Heard scored six points to trim the lead to 32-22 at 5:42 before the Knights went to the locker room up by seven.

NJCU looked like it would open the game wide open in the second half. A jumper by senior center Marcisco Morrison made it 55-41 at 15:52. But, CNU rallied, and a three-point by Woods at 11:33, Knight lead to 59-55. NJCU again opened a double-digit advantage with 7:11 remaining when junior swingman Jose Martinez converted a fast-break lay-up to make it 65-55.

However, the Captains rallied yet again, and shaved the NJCU advantage to 69-66 with 3:29 left, when junior center Terry Gray finished a lay-up. NJCU went back up by five, 71-66, when Martinez found junior forward George Thomas underneath with just 3:07 left. But the Captains took control of the game with a 12-0 run. A Woods three tied the game at 71-71 with 2:13 remaining, as CNU tied the game for the first time since the 17:26 point of the first half. Another three by Woods gave the Captains their first lead of the game, 74-71, with only 1:01 left. Two free throws by Gray, followed by a Haskins lay-up gave CNU a 78-71 lead with only nine seconds left before Jenkins nailed a three at the end.

Jenkins finished 13-for-21, including 5-for-10 from three-point range and four steals. Sophomore power forward Samar Battle scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half and finished the game shooting 8-for-17. Thomas led NJCU with seven rebounds, while finishing with eight points. Barry had seven for the Knights.

Heard led CNU with 21 points (8-for-13), while Woods had 18 on 7-for-13 shooting. Haskins added 15, while Gray had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks. CNU shot 50.8% for the game (30-for-59), and 13-for-15 from the free-throw line, including a perfect 11-for-11 in the second half. NJCU hit 50% of its first half shots (18-for-36) before finishing at 44.3% (31-for-70). CNU outrebounded NJCU, 39-32.

Case Western back on a roll
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus has been in a cold spell for almost two weeks and that weather pattern moved indoors on Wednesday night as the No. 15-ranked Capital women shot a season-low 29.2% (18-for-65) in a 74-53 non-conference home loss to No. 22 Case Western Reserve. It was the Spartans' third consecutive win since a 73-59 loss at No. 2 Hope.

Case Western Reserve (9-1) scored 16 of the game's first 22 points to jump out to a 10-point advantage with 13:24 in the half. Capital split the margin in half over the next four minutes, trailing 19-14 with 8:47 remaining in the half. The Spartans would then go on a 21-7 burst to close out the half and take a 40-21 lead into the locker room.

Capital (9-2) made only eight of 34 field goal attempts and no player had more than four points.

The Crusaders opened the second half with a 18-8 run to close to 48-39 with 12:09 remaining. The rally ran out of steam though as Capital failed to convert on six consecutive possessions after that allowing Case Western to retake control and a 55-40 lead at the 7:32 mark. Capital would again rally, this time a 9-2 run, put the hosts within striking range. down 57-49 with 4:50 left. The Spartans then posted a decisive 9-0 run and went on to the 74-53 win.

Case Western freshman guard Keesha Allen had a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Liz Hanschen added 15 points and sophomore guard Angie Zeuch had 13 points. Only one Capital player, junior Danielle Meyer scored in double figures with 16, but freshman forwards Erica Brizendine and Megan Munk each posted career rebounding highs with 14 and 10 respectively.

Whitworth puts a scare into Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Whitworth nearly pulled off Division III's second upset of a D-I team in a week before Utah beat the Pirates 63-57.

Gunner Olsen scored 13 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, including four dunks during a 15-8 Whitworth run that cut a 10-point second half deficit to 48-46 with 9:11 to play. Olsen had two steals for breakaway slams, and added two others in traffic. Whitworth was never able to take the lead, however, as Utah forward Brittan Johnsen put back a basket and Nick Jacobsen made two free throws to extend the lead back to six.

Never intimidated by the home crowd of 10,859, the Pirates (7-3) still only trailed 60-54 with two minutes remaining. Whitworth stopped the Utes twice but could not convert baskets to pull closer. Jacobsen finally sealed the win with a pair of free throws with 30 seconds left. Whitworth's Chase Williams hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds to play to pull the Pirates within 62-57. Travis Spivey made one of two free throws to finish the scoring.

Jacobson scored 19 points as Utah won for the sixth consecutive time to improve to 9-3. Jeff Johnsen had 18 points and Britton Johnsen added 13 along with a team-high five rebounds. Whitworth held a 32-21 rebounding advantage led by Olsen's eight. Bryan Depew added 12 points and six rebounds for Whitworth.

Whitworth came close again to a Division I upset after nearly beating Utah State in 1998. It was quite a change from the last time Utah played a Division III school, a 74-47 romp over Ripon on Jan. 3, 1999.

Otterbein upsets Wittenberg, again
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Otterbein, for the fourth consecutive year, knocked off Wittenberg 73-64 on the road. Otterbein post Jeff Gibbs nearly turned a triple-double, collecting 20 points, 20 rebounds and eight assists. The two-time Division III rebounding champion leads the Cardinals with 20.9 points and 16.9 rebounds a game.

The Cardinals, under 30th-year head coach Dick Reynolds, took a 37-33 halftime lead as senior shooting guard Kevin Shay hit a three in the closing seconds. Otterbein extended its lead to as many as eight, up 66-58 with 5:42 to go before Wittenberg hit back-to-back threes to pull within two, 66-64, with 4:19 remaining.

The No. 12-ranked Tigers did not score again while Otterbein freshman point guard Tony Borghese made all six of his free throws down the stretch. Borghese, with 15 points, and sophomore forward Mo Ross, 17 points, joined Gibbs in double-digit scoring.

B.J. Harris, 12 points, Chad Mossing, 11 points, and Greg Rustad, led Wittenberg. The Tigers fell to 10-2. Otterbein, which was ranked No. 21 in the nation before losing to Mount Union 106-59 on Dec. 15, improved to 11-1.

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