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NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester College's men's basketball team hosted and fell 68-67 to DePauw Saturday.
The loss drops the Spartans to 2-1 on the year.
Manchester led the entire game until DePauw's Mike Howland hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 67 with five seconds left. Fouled on the play by Carson Harris, Howland had an opportunity to complete the four-point play but committed a free throw violation.
On Manchester's next possession, Mark Patterson was called for an inbounding violation. DePauw then inbounded the ball and Joe Nixon was fouled by Harris.
Nixon hit 1 of 2 free throws, giving DePauw the win. Harris missed the game-winning layup after Nixon's two free throws.
Yul Lee led the Spartans with 17 points, while Patterson added 16 and Jeremy Neely and James Scott scored 11 each. Manchester will host Olivet College Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
DEPAUW 68, MANCHESTER 67
DePauw 22 46 - 68
Manchester 29 38 - 67
DePauw - Mike Howland 2-9 2-2 8, Jon Owens 2-2 0-0 5, Joe Ringer 5-9 10-12 20, Joe Nixon 3-10 6-8 13, Jeremy Bettis 3-5 6-6 12, Wes Thornhill 1-1 0-0 3, Matt Kleymeyer 0-5 0-0 0, Bob Steiner 1-4 0-0 3, Dave Gifford 0-0 2-2 2, Todd Humerickhouse 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 17-45 28-32 68.
Manchester - Yul Lee 6-10 5-8 17, Jeremy Neely 2-7 6-6 11, Carson Harris 1-10 1-2 3, Mark Patterson 6-11 4-9 16, Matt Carver 0-0 0-0 0, Rex Reimer 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Chaney 0-0 1-2 1, Chad Matelski 0-0 0-0 0, James Scott 3-10 5-6 11, Travis Haynes 0-0 0-0 0, David Gayler 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Enyeart 2-4 4-4 8, Todd Nash 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 26-37 67.
Three-point goals - DePauw 6 (Howland 2, Owens 1, Nixon 1, Thornhill 1, Steiner 1), Manchester 1 (Neely). Rebounds - DePauw 43 (Kleymeyer 8), Manchester 25 (Enyeart 6). Turnovers - DePauw 19, Manchester 7. Fouls - DePauw 26, Manchester 26. Fouled out - Nash.
Saturday in Louisville, KY
SPAULDING 101, GRACE 68
Leading 41-30 at halftime over Grace College Saturday, Spaulding University blew the game wide open and outscored the Lancers 60-38 in the second half. The Pelicans topped the Lancers 101-68. Timothy Gray led Spaulding in the scoring column with 21, while Josh Endler added 19. Freshman Matt Abernethy led the Lancers with 16, while Dan Scharlach tallied 13 and Joe Saunders added 10. Both teams took 65 shot attempts, with Grace hitting 24 shots (36.9 percent) and Spaulding hitting 42 shots (64.6 percent). Grace will be in action again Dec. 1-2 in the Carthage Tournament.
Grace 30 38 - 68
Spaulding 41 60 - 101
Grace - Chris Irwin 0-2 0-0 0, Corey Smith 1-4 4-4 6, Brian O'Dell 2-6 0-0 6, Derric Isensee 3-4 1-3 7, Matt Abernethy 6-13 4-4 16, Barry Meisel 0-0 0-0 0, Matt Moore 1-7 0-0 3, Lee Compson 0-0 0-0 0, Joe Saunders 4-10 2-2 10, Jordan Bender 0-0 1-2 1, Jeremy Wike 0-2 4-4 4, Aaron Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Dan Scharlach 6-11 1-2 13, Jeremy Swanson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 24-65 17-21 68.
Spaulding - Cecil Madison 1-2 0-0 2, Chris Stobaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Cortney Fleming 2-2 0-0 5, Jerome Stoudermire 4-8 1-2 9, Ashley Buckman 0-0 2-2 2, Melvin Weathers 1-1 0-0 2, Josh Endler 7-8 3-5 19, Isaac Downs 3-6 1-2 9, Thomas Keisler 4-7 1-1 9, Jamal Anderson 3-4 0-0 6, Jason Winstead 0-1 0-0 0, Anthony Cowherd 0-2 0-0 0, Steve Packer 6-9 0-0 12, Timothy Gray 9-13 2-3 21. Totals 42-65 11-17 101.
Three-point goals - Grace 3 (Isensee 2, Moore 1), Spaulding 6 (Endler 2, Downs 2, Gray 1, Flemming 1). Rebounds - Grace 30 (Saunders 14), Spaulding 40 (Endler 7). Turnovers - Grace 11, Spaulding 8. Fouls - Grace 16, Spaulding 16. Fouled out - Saunders.
