Mitch Balser led the Tigers with 23 points. Chad Roy scored 15. Jordan Pumroy had 13. Rashaad Ali-Shakir scored 10.
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Wittenberg led 37-16 at halftime and stretched its lead to as many as 23 points early in the second half. DePauw rallied and got as close as 46-42 with 11:53 remaining.
Wittenberg ended a scoring drought of more than four minutes with a 3-point play by Roy at the 11:39 mark. The Tigers pushed the lead back to double digits and weren’t challenged again.
Wittenberg swept the season series from DePauw. Wittenberg won 77-64 at DePauw in December.
Wittenberg stays at home for its next two games. It plays Denison at 3 p.m. Saturday and Kenyon at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31.
DePauw coach Bill Fenlon is in his 25th season. He was the head coach when Brad Stevens, a 1999 grad, played for DePauw. pic.twitter.com/xhUx5SHViY
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) January 25, 2018
DePauw was down 21 at half. Cut it to 4. @WittenbergHoops now up 49-42 after this basket. pic.twitter.com/kE3KrghKna
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) January 25, 2018
Fairborn’s Jordan Pumroy with the 3-point play for @WittenbergHoops. Now a 52-44 lead. pic.twitter.com/k5eEvZgFh7
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) January 25, 2018
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