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2008 Men's Hoops: Sewanee Drops Close SCAC Battle

Box Score

BOX SCORE

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee led much of the first half and tied the game several times in the second versus visiting SCAC foe DePauw on Sunday, but the visitors ended up topping Sewanee 73-63 in Juhan Gym.

Sewanee jumped out to a 11-2 lead six minutes into the first half, but DePauw rallied and took over the lead eight minutes later, securing a 30-25 halftime edge for DePauw. In the second half, DePauw led much of the half, but Sewanee tied it up several times, including a 52-52 deadlock with just seven minutes left. DePauw enede up edging out Sewanee for the 10-point final margin.

Sewanee's two leading scorers, Ben Pursell (Franklin, Tenn., BGA) and Bradley Pierson (Rome, Ga., Darlington) kept for and scored 18 and 17 points for the host Tigers. For DePauw, Tom Callen led with 23 points. He logged a double-double, grabbing 10 rebounds, also. Sewanee was 35.3% accurate from the field, while DePauw was 37.5 good from the field. Sewanee was 7-20 in three-point tries and DePauw was 8-23 from behind the line.

Sewanee falls to 2-6 with the loss and is 0-2 in the SCAC. The Tiger men will play at Emory on Tuesday. DePauw is 4-3 and is 1-1 in the league.

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Players Mentioned

Bradley Pierson

#10 Bradley Pierson

6' 2"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bradley Pierson

#10 Bradley Pierson

6' 2"
Senior
Ben Pursell

#00 Ben Pursell

6' 6"
Senior