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DePauw’s Jim Sandgren and Rose-Hul-man’s Tim Cindric wrestle on the floor to come up with the loose ball, while fellow Tiger Mike Connor (left) tries to provide assistance during Tuesday’s basketball game
Inside game powers DePauw to win
By KEITH E. DOMKE Banner-Graphic Sports Editor On paper, Tuesday’s inside matchups looked pretty even. On the floor, they weren’t. AND, THE difference enabled the DePauw University men’s basketball team to post a 74-61 victory over visiting Rose-Hulman. The Engineers started a 6-6, 6-4, 6-4 front line that had been averaging about 42 points per game coming in. The Tigers had a 6-5,6-5,6-4 front-line trio on the floor that had been pumping in close to 37 points per game. However, Jim Sandgren, Dan Falotico and Mike Connor combined to tally 53 points and grab 30 rebounds on the night for the Tigers, while Rose-Hulman’s trio netted 28 points and 13 rebounds, providing the difference. “WE CONTINUALLY worked hard inside and got some pretty good play underneath,” said DePauw coach Royce Waltman, who improved his rookie-season record at DPU to 4-2. “We worked hard on the boards and received some good offensive play from Jimmy and Dan.” Sandgren a 6-5 forward scored a career-high 23 points in pacing the Black and Gold, while Falotico a 6-4 forward finished right behind with 22. Con-
Pacers pull out 2-point win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Milwaukee hit two 3-pointers in the closing seconds against the Indiana Pacers, but the one that could have won the game fell away. Box in scoreboard Paul Pressey took the final inbounds pass with six seconds left and passed to Craig Hodges. His 3point attempt bounced off the back of the rim and gave Indiana a 103101 victory Tuesday night. “I wasn’t looking for the shot at all,” Pressey said. “I wanted to get the ball to the open man, and Craig was the open man. His shot just rolled around and wouldn’t fall.” Pressey’s 3-pointer with 26 seconds left brought Milwaukee to within 100-98. Steve Stipanovich, who led Indiana with 24 points, sank two free throws with 12 seconds to play for a four-point Pacer lead. Jack Sikma’s 3-pointer four seconds later narrowed Indiana’s
between the two Indiana Institutions in the Lilly Center. Looking on are Rose-Hul-man’s Doug Underwood (53) and David Urbanek (35) as well as DePauw’s Dan Falotico (32). The Tigers played aggres-
nor the 6-5 center was limited to eight points on the night, but still was a factor. Falotico also grabbed a career- and team seasonhigh 18 rebounds while Sandgren caromed seven and Connor five. “We got killed underneath,” said Rose-Hulman coach John Mutchner, now 3-3. “DePauw’s three seniors under the basket especially Falotico played well. That senior experience really helped them out. We had one senior (6-6 center David Urbanek), one sophomore (6-4 forward Tim Cindric) and one freshman (6-4 forward Britt Petty) in there by the basket and we played like it.” THE TIGERS came up with 43 rebounds, 12 more than the Engineers could muster. Seventeen of those DPU boards came on the offensive end that many times kept the ball alive or turned into easy, second-chance points. “It’s a good feeling as a coach to see the ball being kept alive after someone else on your side misses,” Waltman said. “I’m kind of old fashioned in that I like to win when we don’t shoot particularly well. I feel good about games like that and this was one of them.” DePauw canned 31-of-66 on the night from the floor for 47 percent. BUT. THE one key factor may
lead to 102-101, but Vem Fleming added another free throw with seven seconds left to make it a twopoint game. Milwaukee coach Del Harris set up the inbounds play with Hodges’ 3-pointer one of several options. “Down deep, that was the one I wanted,” Harris said. “I knew if Craig could get off the shot, we’d have a good look at a win.” “We didn’t want to take the 3’s, but we had to get back in it,” Pressey said. “I was able to get one to fall; and then Jack hit one to follow that, but the last one just came out on us.” Indiana outscored Milwaukee, 91-64, from the field, but the Bucks scored 37 points on free throws, with Sikma sinking 11 and Randy Breuer 10. “That happens when you take the ball to the basket,” Indiana coach Jack Ramsay said. “They have big guys and did a good job of taking the ball to the basket”
have been Falotico, who was given a starting nod by Waltman. The senior connected on nine of his 15 shots, hit four of his five free throws, and hauled down the 18 rebounds. Ten of the boards and 12 of the points came in the first half. “The key tonight was Falotico’s rebounding,” Waltman said. “There are a lot of things with him ... We can be a really good team if he rebounds well with Connor and Sandgren. Rebounding could be a consistent thing and that’s what we need and got from him tonight Falotico’s boards were divided into five offensive and 13 defensive. Of Sandgren’s seven boards, five came at the offensive end and helped contribute to an 11-of-18 shooting night from the floor. Connor’s five caroms were split into three offensive and two defensive. “WE JUST ran into a lot of trouble,” Mutchner said. The only time DePauw trailed was at 12-11 after Cindric capped a 10-3 Engineer spurt with a 10footer at the 15:20 mark of the first half. But, the hosts came right back and rattled off 12 points to take control, 23-12, as both Falotico and Connor hit buckets underneath, as did Kevin Lenz and Brett Crist. Falotico had three hoops in the spurt that lasted for exactly five minutes. ROSE NEVER got closer than eight points for the rest of the half as Randy Biederstedt, Sandgren and Falotico all hit baskets in the latter stages of the period to maintain the edge. In the second half, the Engineers pulled to within five once and to within seven on two occassions later in the session, before being held scoreless for a three-minute period down the stretch. The guests only managed one field goal in the last four minutes of play, and it came after the issue was already decided. “Our defense did a better job in the second half,” Mutchner said. “But, with the type of defense we played, it opened up some holes. We slowed it down and had a chance to get back in it, but just couldn’t” ‘WE WERE aggressive on defense,” Waltman said. “We knew Rose was a better team (than Hanover and Earlham on the schedule last week), so we worked harder. And although I hope we have some better games as the
sively underneath all night long and won, 74-61. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman)
season goes on, I think this one was the best so far for us.” In the second half, a three- and two-point play by Cindric, followed with a hoop from Mike Webster brought Rose-Hulman to within five, 42-37, at the 13:53 mark. But, successive buckets underneath by Sandgren and Connor, followed by a 17-footer from Falotico, pushed the advantage to 48-37 with 12:24 left on the clock. The Engineers managed to cut the advantage to seven at 55-48 and at 57-50, but a Crist three-pointer followed by a nifty baseline drive and reverse lay-in from Sandgren gave DePauw a 12-point cushion with just over six minutes to play. A FALOTICO fast-break basket and one Mark Smith free throw with 1 Vi minutes to play gave DPU its biggest lead of the night at 7455, before the Black and Gold settled for the final, 13-point margin of victory. “Really, we didn’t clean up at the end like we should have,” Waltman said. “It was a 20-point win for us, and we’ll take the final score as it was.” The Engineers fired in 45 percent of their shots on the night, making 23-of-51. DEPAUW HAS another home game on the agenda for Sunday, at 3 p.m. against Thomas More College of Kentucky, before it will play host to its invitational tournament on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19. “I think the importance of being at home right now is that it won’t take us away from here at a key time academically,” Waltman said of the fact that final semester exams at DPU begin this weekend. “Athletically, we experienced and know how to win both at home and on the road, but it’s nice for the kids to be here at exam time.” DePauw 74, Rose-Hulman 41 ROSE-HULMAN (61) Cindric 8-11 1-1 3 17, Petty 0-4 0-0 0 0, Urbanek 4-11 3-4 1 11, Webster 5-10 3-3 4 15, Steinhart 1-2 1-3 13, Underwood 1-4 0-0 0 2, DeHaven 2-6 2-2 4 7, Harrison 1-2 1-2 3 3, Meyer l-l 0-0 0 3, Christman O--0 0-0 0 0. Totals 23-51 11-15 16 61. DEPAUW (74) Sandgren 11-18 1-1 3 23, Falotico 9-15 4-5 2 22, Connor 4-7 0-2 2 8, Crist 2-6 1-2 2 6, Greenlee 1-4 0-0 3 2, Smith 0-0 3-4 0 3, Lenz 1-4 0-0 2 2, Sturgeon 1-1 0-13 2, Biederstedt 2-11 0-0 0 6, Mills 0-0 0-0 0 0, Sheppard 0-0 0-0 0 0, Hollar 0-0 0-0 0 0. Totals 31-66 9-15 17 74. Halftime DePauw 36, Rose-Hulman 23. Threo-point goals Rose-Hulman 4-for-13 (Petty (Los-2, Urbanek 0-of-l, Webster 2-of-5, DeHaven l-of-4, Meyer 1-of-l), DePauw 3-for-9 (Crist 1-of-1, Greenlee O-of-2, Biederstedt 2-of-6). Rebounds Rose-Hulman 26 (Urbanek 7, Cindric 4), DePauw 43 (Falotico 18, Sandgren 7). Deadball rebounds Rose-Hulman 4, DePauw 0. Assists Rose-Hulman 14 Urbanek, DeHaven 4), DePauw 17 (Crist, Biederstedt 4). Steals RoseHulman 6 (Cindric 3), DePauw 9 (Falotico 3). Turnovers Rose-Hulman 14, DePauw 12. Attendance
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Milner caps career with hall selection
By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor The son of a sports fan, a threeyear co-captain of his high school basketball team, and the leading scorer in the Hoosier state his senior season, Greencastle resident Gene Milner will cap off a high school and collegiate career with a place in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. MILNER WAS named to the 1988 Silver Anniversary Basketball Team, which will be inducted into the hall in a commemorative dinner March 24 at the Indiana Convention Center. Milner, now co-owner of GMI, Inc., in Greencastle, played his high school basketball at Rossville High School, east of Lafayette. He played under coaching legends Marshall Koontz and Phil Buck. Buck is now coaching at Anderson Madison Heights. Milner went to Butler University in Indianapolis, playing under the legendary Tony Hinkle in the days when Hinkle had a reputation for taking players not picked by schools like Indiana, Purdue, and Notre Dame, and forming winners out of them. AFTER LEADING Rossville to a sectional championship, the final game of the Lafayette regional, and leading the state in scoring, Milner signed a Big Ten letter of intent to play at Purdue. He then changed his mind and headed for Indianapolis and Butler Fieldhouse, which is now known as Hinkle Fieldhouse. He decided his future was in coaching basketball, and Hinkle had a reputation for teaching the game and his system to his players. Playing for Hinkle was more than learning a few plays. “It was an education,” Milner said, “just like sitting in the classroom, only this was an education in basketball.” IN THOSE days, Butler played mostly NCAA Division I teams, before focusing on its competition in the Mid-America Conference. Milner said it was not unusual for the Bulldogs to face seven of the Big Ten teams, as well as Notre Dame. But the Bulldogs, who were usually underdogs against their bigger opponents, proved equal to the task. Milner said his best year at Butler included a 16-9 record. The team also gave Hinkle his 500th career coaching win, and knocked off national powers Southern Cal and then top-ranked Michigan. Milner has equally fond memories of his high school playing days at Rossville. His sophomore season, he was named co-captain, and kept the title until his graduation day. A four-year letterman as a six-foot guard, Milner averaged 18 points per game as a sophomore, 24 as a junior, and more than a state-leading 30 his senior season. MILNER PUMPED in 36 points as the Hornets beat mighty Lafayette Jeff during Milner’s senior season, for the first time since 1947 . The Hornets went on to capture a sectional championship, but Jeff had the last laugh. The Lafayette Regional championship in 1963 forced a rematch between Jeff and the Hornets, and size won the day as Jeff ended a dream season for Rossville.] After his playing days were over, Milner coached high school basketball at Clinton Central in Michigantown, Harrison in West Lafayette, and at Rensselaer Central. A SEVERE car-truck accident cut short his coaching career, but Milner has managed to stay close to the game. He currently works as Job Placement Director for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Assocation, matching schools and prospective coaches. He also produces the Indiana High School Basketball Record Book, which is a complete compilation of the entire season, and includes statistics from almost all of Indiana’s 391 schools. Milner said his success on the
12 chosen for silver hoop team INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Rick Jones, 1963 Mr. Basketball from state champion Muncie Central, and Southport’s Louis Dampier, who played professional basketball for 13 years, have been selected for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Silver Anniversary Team. Another selection was Greencastle resident Gene Milner, who played high school ball at Rossville and college ball at Butler. Milner presently publishes the Indiana High School Basketball Record Book, which is available to the public at the end of every season. Also chosen Tuesday for the 12man squad honoring outstanding high school seniors of 25 years ago was Jones’ teammate at Muncie Central, Mike Rolf, who later played at the University of Cincinnati. The Silver Anniversary Team will be honored at the Hall’s annual banquet March 24. Dampier played at the University of Kentucky and then in the American Basketball Association with the Kentucky Colonels and in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs. Others named to the Silver Anniversary Team were: Junior Gee, Loogootee. Butch Joyner, New Castle, who played at Indiana University and is now coaching in Naples, Fla. Rich Mason, East Chicago Washington, coaching at Portage. Bill Russell, Columbus, who played at Indiana. Erv Inniger, Berne, who played at Indiana and then with Minnesota and Miami in the ABA, now coaching at North Dakota State University. . Henry Ebershoff, Lafayette Catholic, who later was team captain at Purdue. Jerry Southwood, a member of Evansville Bosse’s 1962 state championship team. Jim Hammel, Huntington, now head coach at Lafayette Jeff.
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basketball court was fueled by the support his parents Bill and Susan Milner, now of Crawfords ville gave him. They travelled to every game he played in, offering encouragement in victory as well as defeat ‘They must have been in heaven when we were going to the Ohio States and the Michigans,” Milner said of his parents. MILNER’S FAMILY is still in sports. His son, Chris, was a senior linebacker on DePauw’s football team, while his daughter, Laura, is studying sports medicine while working as an athletic trainer at DPU. Milner said his parents still travel to every DPU football game to see their grandson in action. “That includes Case Western Reserve in Cleveland,” Milner said. Milner lives at Route 3, Greencastle with his wife, Carrie.