SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Russ Marr scored 28 points,
Tre Corrigan made eight 3-pointers and posted 26 points and Sewanee toughed out a poor-shooting second half, defeating Hendrix College, 92-83, in men's basketball action here Sunday at Juhan Gymnasium.
The Tigers (12-5, 4-0 SAA) held an 11-point advantage at halftime before Hendrix netted the first 15 of the second half. Sewanee missed its first 10 shots in the period before
Russ Marr made a 3-pointer more than seven minutes into the half, giving the Tigers the lead for good, but it was not without a lot of fight from the Warriors (2-15, 0-4).
Sewanee led 69-67 with eight minutes remaining after a David Saltykov putback for the Warriors.
Fletcher Bigham, who finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, scored six straight in an 8-0 run for the home team and Corrigan's two foul shots stretched the lead to 77-67.
Tyler Deithloff kept Hendrix close with five straight points before a basket by teammate Carson Bower, but
Jimmy Mitchell hit a big 3-pointer for the Tigers with 4:43 remaining. Deithloff then netted seven consecutive points, pulling the Warriors within, 83-81, with 2:55 to play.
Luka Avaliani scored two straight baskets for Sewanee and Corrigan drilled a three with 1:38 remaining, pushing the advantage back to nine and putting the game away. It was the only shot attempt of the second half for Corrigan, with Hendrix chasing him the entire period via a box-and-one defense.
Avaliani collected 13 points as well, nine in the second half, and he and Bigham combined for 20 points in the final 20 minutes.
Deithloff recorded 19 of his 28 points in the second period while Jason Herrera had 14 points and Beau Kronenberger registered 12.
Sewanee fell behind early to start the game before scoring 9-of-11 points for a 9-7 advantage thanks to a 3-pointer by Corrigan, two baskets by Marr and one from Bigham. Corrigan made three straight 3-point attempts around a Marr layup during a 12-4 run, stretching the Tigers lead to 23-14.
Kronenberger answered with a three for the Warriors and Herrera scored underneath before a triple by Sky Tschurr pulled Hendrix within, 26-24, midway through the period. Corrigan came right back with two more 3-pointers, but a 6-0 mini-run by the visitors kept the Tigers edge at two points, with Colton Berry and Carson Bower each posting field goals and Herrera netting two foul shots.
Marr and
Reid Carrier each made two free throws late in the half and after a basket by Deithloff, Avaliani and Marr each scored baskets, part of an 8-2 spurt. Corrigan hit another three in the final minute, one of seven in the period, stretching the lead to 51-40 at the break.
Corrigan made 7-of-10 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes while the rest of the Tigers hit just 1-for-8. He collected 21 points and Marr added 20 on 8-of-13 shooting.
Deithloff led the Warriors with nine points and Herrera posted eight. Hendrix shot 52 percent overall from the field while Sewanee was at 57 percent.
Deithloff scored the first five points and Kronenberger connected on two free throws before a layup and then a 3-pointer to end the 15-0 spurt to open the second half for Hendrix.
Sewanee travels to Centre College this Wednesday for a 6 p.m. CT contest and returns home next Sunday, taking on Millsaps College at 3 p.m.
