The Case Western Reserve University men's basketball team (3-1) led nearly wire-to-wire in a 71-54 victory on the road against Kalamazoo College (0-2) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday afternoon.
Stats & Standouts
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CWRU never trailed in the game and led for almost 39 minutes of the contest.
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The Spartans shot 46.3% from the floor, while holding Kalamazoo to just 28.8%, and outrebounded the Hornets 54-28 in the contest.
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Graduate student Caleb Laurich led the team, notching his first double-double as a Spartan with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and a team-high three assists. He finished the game shooting seven-of-10 from the floor and made seven of his eight attempts inside the perimeter.
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Sophomore Alex Vincent added 14 points and six rebounds.
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Junior Logan Brown matched Laurich with 10 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots.
First Half
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Senior Julian Scott punctuated an 8-2 run with a three-pointer with 9:28 left in the first to give CWRU a 21-11 lead.
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With 5:21 left, sophomore Anestis Hadjistamoulou connected on a three to give the Spartans a 12-point lead, 28-16.
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CWRU led by as many as 13 points in the half and closed out the period leading 36-25.
Second Half
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The Spartans went on a 10-0 run early in the second half to extend their lead to 21 points, 48-27, with 16:14 left in the game.
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Kalamazoo cut the lead back to just six points with 9:17 left in the game, but CWRU's defense locked down from that point forward, holding the Hornets scoreless over the next six minutes and allowing the team to score 14 unanswered points, its biggest scoring run of the game, as the Spartans pulled away for the win.
Spartan Notes
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This was the second time through four contests this season that the Spartans have not trailed in a game.
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CWRU improved to 9-3 all-time against the Hornets, including a 3-3 record in games played in Kalamazoo.
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Laurich became the third different Spartan to record a double-double this season, joining Brown (November 7 against Oswego State) and Vincent (November 11 against Saint Vincent).
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Brown notched his third straight game of 10 or more rebounds and is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game this season.
Up Next
The Spartans will return home to host Hiram College at Horsburgh Gymnasium on Wednesday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m.
