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The Neal Fleldhouse record now stands at 73-4 as the Tiger basketball team soundly defeated rival Wabash, 88-61,

DePauw rings Wabash, 88-61

By KEITH E. DOMKE j Banner-Graphic Sports Editor The Monon Bell was ringing | Wednesday night; ringing in a con- | vincing, 88-61 victory for the top- : ranked DePauw University men’s | basketball team over its arch-rival Wabash. The Bell the annual prize that was awarded to the Tiger football team after its also convincing, 3311 win over the Wabash gridders back on Nov. 14 clanged throughout the game in Neal Fieldhouse, helping the Tigers earn their 10th straight win of the 198788 season, their 11th overall in 13 games, their eighth in a row at home, ami their 73rd overall in the Lilly Center in 77 games. ‘THIS WAS a better than average example of how we can play,” said DPU coach Waltman, who received his first personal taste of the longstanding DePauw-Wabash rivalry. “We played well. This was a good starting point to build on with our number ofie ranking.” The Tigers were named the top Division 111 team in the country on Tuesday and the game against the Little Giants was the first test since earning that honor. And, the hosts proved they belonged where they are by dominating play on both ends of the floor, leaving little doubt as to who the better team was. “On both defense and offense, we were good at that methodical process of executing well a good many times in succession,” Waltman said. “Our defense was strong and I really liked our composure on offense. No matter what Wabash threw at us, we played well.” JIM SANDGREN was the hero of heroes for DPU on this night as the 6-5 senior forward canned 8-of--9 shots from the floor en route to a 22-point performance that led all scorers. He also grabbed a gamehigh 12 rebounds. “I really don’t think we could have played much better as a team than we did tonight,” Sandgren said. “Against Wabash, you just play basketball to the best of your ability and we pretty much did what we wanted to do. We played tough. We gave 120 percent out there. It was a sweet win.” Sandgren, and the other six seniors on the DePauw squad, are now 7-for-7 against the Little Giants with one meeting to go on Feb. 27. “I DEFINITELY was impressed with DePauw,” said WC coach Mac Petty, who watched his team fall to 5-7 on the season with five of the losses now coming in a row. ‘They are the best team in this (Great Lakes) region. That’s how I voted. What they have here are a group of kids who have learned how to win and want to maintain that. That’s what they’re working toward.” And, that’s what they did Wednesday. Hitting 33-of-58 shots from the floor (57 percent), DePauw never trailed after senior Dan Falotico began what would be a series of three first-half scoring spurts that led to a 42-25 halftime lead. In the

Wednesday night. The triumph came much to the delight of football player Brett Hickman, who spent his evening on top of the

second half, the bursts continued as the hosts seemingly gradually increased the lead. A 79-50 count with 3:40 to play was the widest margin in the contest before the Black and Gold settled for the 27point win. “WE TALK to the kids about performing well possession after possession,” Waltman said. “We pretty much did that in this game.” A three-pointer by Wabash’s Steve Cox gave the visitors their only lead of the game at 7-6, before Falotico canned two 18-footers and freshman Brett Crist found the range from 15 feet to stake DPU to a 12-7 advantage with 14:40 to play in the opening session. After a Little Giant free throw, five additional points in a row came off the hands of the hosts as Mark Smith and Sandgren buried shots and Crist added a charity toss that made it a 17-8 game and completed the first DPU scoring spurt. WABASH TRIED to battle back and did manage to slice the lead to 19-16 after a Brian Shepherd tip-in. But, during the next five minutes of action, the second DePauw surge took place, this time a 10-3 run, that left the count at 29-19 with 3:50 to play in the half. Randy Biederstedt began the spurt this time with a three-pointer before Mike Connor, Falotico and Sandgren all got into the act. Shepherd sank two freebies for WC at the 2:35 mark to push the score to 32-23 to set the stage for the third Tiger run of the half. Eight of the points in the 10-2 spurt came at the free-throw line as Connor made 6-of-6 at the stripe, Sandgren sank 2-of-2 and Sandgren ended the half with a seven-foot turnaround that staked the hosts to the 17-point intermission advantage. WABASH’S CHRIS Whitfield leading the Little Giants with a 24.1 scoring average coming in scored six of his team’s first eight points of the second half, but Crist countered with two buckets of his own before Sandgren sank a pair of free throws that made it a 48-33 affair with 17:35 to play. Crist and Sandgren scored again before the 17-minute marie of the half elapsed, pushing the lead to 19. Smith zeroed in from three-point range at the 14:38 mark to make it a 20-point DPU lead (57-37) and Connor tacked on three more with a nifty three-point play 58 seconds later, allowing the many DePauw fans in attendance to begin celebrating. “YOU NEVER know about a lead when you’re playing Wabash,” Sandgren said. “But, when we got up by 20 there in the second half, we felt pretty good. We knew that if we could just continue to play smart, the win was ours.” With exactly 10 minutes to go, Connor touched off one final DePauw run as the hosts tallied 14 of the game’s next 17 points during a 6:20 stretch that ended in the 29point, 79-50 advantage. Sandgren scored six of the points in the spurt while Connor added four. Crist and Falotico both contributed a bucket. FROM THERE, it was just a matter of running out the clock as

Waltman substituted down the stretch. The Little Giants only managed to connect on 41 percent of their shots on the night as both squads took 58 shots from the field. DePauw sank nine more field goals. “Defense was the key to the game,” Petty said. “DePauw’s pressure defense totally took us out of our game. On the other end, we didn’t play very good defense. “DEPAUW DID it all and took it to us.” Connor, Falotico, Smith and Crist all joined Sandgren with double-digit scoring performances for DePauw. Connor contributed 16 points, Falotico and Smith tacked on 12 and Crist netted 11. Whitfield led Wabash with 17 while Shepherd added a dozen. ‘This was an enjoyable game for it being my first one of the great rivalry between these two schools,” Waltman said of the 155th meeting that gave DPU its 91st win of the series. ‘This rivalry is an intimate one. Everyone is right there around

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DePauw’s Marie Smith dribbles the basketball past Mike McCarty (12) and Dan O’Korn (42) of Wabash Wednesday in the Lilly Center en route to having a fine night in which he

Tarpley rebounds Mavericks past Pacers

DALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks’ coach John MacLeod reached a personal milestone, but he wanted to talk about the accomplishment of Dallas power forward Roy Tarpley. Tarpley came off the bench to pull down a team-record 23 rebounds as the Mavericks defeated the Indiana Pacers, 110-108, Wednesday night to give MacLeod his 600th NBA coaching victory. With the victory, MacLeod became only the eighth coach in the history of the National Basketball Association to reach the 600-vic-tory milestone. “It’s a milestone, sure,” said MacLeod, who won 579 games as coach of the Phoenix Suns and stands eighth on the all-time list “I feel very fortunate to have lasted

Lilly Center concession stand, ringing the Monon Bell. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman)

you. I’m glad we played pretty well.” THE NEXT time DePauw will put its No. 1 ranking to the test will be Saturday at Anderson University. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wabash takes on Manchester on Saturday. Connor’s 16 points moved him into 10th place on the all-time DePauw scoring chart. He now has netted 1,104 points. DePauw 88, Wabash (1 WABASH (61) Partin 1-5 2-2 44, Cox 2-6 00 2 5, Whitfield 8-15 1-1 1 17, McCarty 2-7 0-0 3 6, Shepherd 4-7 4-5 2 12,0’Kom 1-4 1-234, Butler 3-6 0-0 4 6. Tatay 2-5 0-1 1 5. Stahly 0-0 0-0 0 0. Johnston 1-3 0-01 2. Totals 24-58 8-11 21 66. DEPAUW (88) Sandgren 8-9 6-8 2 22, Falotico 6-10 0-0 2 12, Connor 4-11 8-9 1 16, Crist 5-11 1-2 4 11, Smith 5-9 1-3 2 12, Biederstedt 2-3 0-0 1 6, Lcnz O-l OO 0 0, Greenlee 1-2 0-00 3, Mills 0-0 0-0 0 0, Sturgeon 0-0 2-2 0 2, Frey 1-10 10 2, Bair 0-0 0-i) 0 0, Hollar 00 00 0 0, Mangas 0-0 00 0 0, Sheppard 1-1 0-0 0 Z Totals 33-58 1825 12 88 Halftime DePauw 42, Wabash 25. Threepoint goals Wabash 5-for-9 (Cox l-of-3, McCarty 2-of-3, O’Kom 1-of-l, Tatay l-of-2), DePauw 3-for-7 (Falotico Oof-1, Crist 0-of-l, Smith l-of-2, Biederstedt 2-of-2, Greenlee i-of-1). Rebounds Wabash 23 (Butler 5), DePauw 41 (Sandgren 12, Connor 8). Deadball rebounds Wabash 0, DePauw 5. Assists Wabash 12 (Cox, McCarty, Shepherd 3), DePauw 16 (Crist, Smith 4). Steals Wabash 2 (Whitfield, Tatay), DePauw 7 (Connor 2). Fouled out None. Turnovers Wabash 17, DePauw 14. Attendance Junior vanity scon DePauw 76, Wabash 68.

scored 12 points and dished out four assists in helping the Tigers rout the Little Giants, 88-61. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman)

this long. The juices are still flowing, though. I feel I have a long way to go.” MacLeod preferred to talk about Tarpley’s work on the boards. Tarpley had a personal season-high 19 rebounds Saturday night in a victory over Golden State, then Wednesday night broke James Donaldson’s previous team record of 22 rebounds. “His 23 rebounds is quite an accomplishment,” MacLeod said. “He’s establishing himself as a bigtime rebounder.” Tarpley said he was unaware he’d set a record until after the game. “I had no idea,” said Tarpley, who had 12 rebounds he offer, sive glass. “They must have given me a few of James Donaldson’s

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Fridays a plus for Cloverdale so far

By KEITH E. DOMKE Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Friday and Cloverdale have gone together well this winter. The rest of the week, however, has not agreed so much with the Green and White. The Clovers have earned all three of their victories on Friday while they are 0-4 on Saturdays after a season-opening setback on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This weekend, coach Don Burton’s crew has two opportunities to either prove the connection wrong or right as Cloverdale has a pair of home dates on its slate. ON FRIDAY, Southmont will invade Clover Country while on Saturday, South Putnam will come to town. The CHS-SPHS matchup is the first county battle since the County Classic the first weekend in December, and in that tournament the Clovers and Eagles did not face each other. All four county teams have a double-header weekend coming up as the 1987-88 slate comes into the meat of its schedule. South Putnam is at Clay City on Friday before going to Cloverdale Saturday, Greencastle is at Edgewood on Friday and home against Terre Haute North on Saturday, and North Putnam is at home against North Montgomery on Friday and at Rockville on Saturday. The Clovers have defeated North Putnam, Eminence and Monrovia on the first three Fridays of December. Cascade defeated the Green and White in November, before Greencastle, Danville, Clay City and Indianapolis Arlington took triumphs on Saturdays. THE THREE wins came in impressive fashion, too, as Cloverdale outscored its opponent by an average score of 73-51. But, the four losses have just about been as equally unimpressive as CHS has been outscored by an average margin of 67-57. Three players have paced CHS through the first part of the schedule as Hugh Patton, Darin Price and Mark Garrett are all averaging in double figures. Patton is clipping the nets at a 15.5 clip, while Price is right behind at 15.2. Garrett is scoring 13.6 points per game. South Putnam is 5-3 and still the only team in the county with a winning record after the Eagles had a 1-1 weekend in their first action after the holidays. South rebounded from a 23-point loss to 13th-ranked Rockville on Friday to upend South Vermillion on Saturday, 62-58. THREE PLAYERS are also netting double-digit averages for coach Kieth Puckett. Mitch Trusty is scoring 17.5 points per outing, while Brian Bridgewater is pump-

Putnam County Scoring Leaders Through Jan. 9 games Player, school Games Points Average High Brea Hecko, Greencastle 7 172 24.6 41 Mitch Trusty, South Putnam 8 140 17.5 27 Hugh Patton, Cloverdale 8 1 24 15.5 23 Darin Price, Cloverdale 5 76 15.2 23 Brian Bridgewater, South Putnam 8 116 14.5 22 Mark Garrett, Cloverdale 8 109 13.6 22 Chad Remsburg, Greencastle 7 94 13.4 22 David Pettit, Greencastle 7 84 12.0 18 Jason Haltom, South Putnam 8 86 10.8 16 John Foley, North Putnam 8 85 10.6 22 Mike Trusty, South Putnam 8 80 10.0 17 Paul Clodfelter, North Putnam 8 80 10.0 14 Team averages Team Record Offense Defense Margin South Putnam 5-3 71.4 65.6 +5.8 Clorverdale 3-5 62.9 61.1 +l.B Greencastle 3-4 69.7 69.6 +O.l North Putnam 0-8 56.8 77.6 -20.8

rebounds. Now I’ve got to work at putting the ball in the basket” Tarpley finished with 12 points but hit only 4-of-18 shots. “I feel I’m filling my role, which is to rebound,” Tarpley said. “It’s just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.” Mark Aguirre provided the scoring punch with a game-high 35 points as the Mavericks won their llth-straight home game. Tarpley’s rebounding also drew praise from teammate Derek Harper. “He has a knack for knowing where the ball is,” Harper said. “He tips the ball and tips the ball until he gets it.” Tt, »• < vas f cr - ■ 3 g 0 without starting center Steve Stipanovich, who left the arena and returned to

ing in 14.5. Mike Trusty is hitting exactly 10 points per game. Last season, Cloverdale and South Putnam also did not meet in the County Classic and only played each other during the regular season. The Eagles came out on top, 68-62, despite 15 points from both Patton and Rick Ford, who is fourth on the CHS scoring charts with a 9.3 average. Bruce Bridgewater put together one of his best efforts of the season in that game for South as he tallied 13 points. GREENCASTLE’S TOUGH schedule continues again this weekend as another pair of wellgroomed opponents lie ahead. Edgewood is 7-2 and is in the honorable mention picks in the statewide basketball poll, while Terre Haute North is 8-2 and ranked 11th in the state. GHS is 3-4 after also having a 1-1 week. Brett Hecko continues to lead all Putnam County performers with a 24.6 average. Chad Remsburg and David Pettit allow the Tiger Cubs to join both Cloverdale and South Putnam with three players in double figures as Remsburg is scoring 13.4 points per game while Pettit is netting 12. Despite the below .500 record, Greencastle could easily be above the even-steven mark or even farther below it. Every game except one has been decided by five points or less, explaining the fact why GHS is scoring 69.7 points per game as a team, but giving up 69.6. THE LOSSES by coach Doug Miller’s crew have come to South Vermillion by five points, to Plainfield by three, to Rockville by four and to West Vigo by two. The wins have come over South Putnam by three, over North Putnam by 11 and over owen Valley by one point North Putnam is still searching for that initial win of the campaign, but won’t have an easy time of it this weekend as both North Montgomefy and Rockville will be tough teams to handle. The Rox, in earning that No. 13 ranking, are undefeated on the season at 8-0 and should pick up win No. 9 on Friday against Covington. Two boys are doing the majority of the scoring for the Cougars and coach Bruce Farley as John Foley and Paul Clodfelter are averaging in double figures. Foley is hitting 10.6 per game, while Clodfelter is right at 10 markers per outing. NORTH, HOWEVER, did probably put together its best game of the season to date last Saturday, even though it lost to Riverton Parke, 87-79. The 79 points scored by the Blue and Orange topped their previous high of the season by 14.

the hotel before the game because of a bout with the flu. “When you’re forced to play without a key member of your team such as Stipo, you just have to go out and play and try not to make mistakes,” said John Long, who hit 11-of-15 field goal attempts and led the Pacers with 26 points. Dallas 110, Indiana 108 INDIANA (108) Tisdale 10-20 4-4 24, Person 9-19 1-2 21, Williams 5-14 1-2 11, Fleming 714 4-4 18, Long 11-15 3-4 26, Miller 1-4 0-0 2, Gray 1-1 0-0 2, Anderson 1-6 2-2 4, Wheeler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-93 15-18 108. DALLAS (110) Aguirre 14-28 6-6 35, Perkins 4-9 2-2 10, Donaldson 3-6 0-0 6, Harper 919 2-4 23, Davis 5-10 4-6 14, Schrempf 2-6 0-0 4, Tarpley 4-18 4-5 12, Blab 3-3 0-2 6. Totals 44-99 18-25 110. Indiana 36 25 31 16 Dallas 30 32 27 21 3-point goals Harper 3, Person 2, Long, Aguirre. Fouled out Person. Rebounds - ndiana 52 (Fleming 12), Dallas 61 (Tarpley 23). Assists per 7). Total fouls dance —17,007.