Box Score
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1st |
2nd |
OT |
Final |
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DU |
47 |
36 |
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83 |
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UNOH |
30 |
37 |
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67 |
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Team Stats |
DU |
UNOH |
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Rebounds |
39 |
36 |
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Assists |
24 |
10 |
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Steals |
10 |
8 |
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Blocks |
5 |
5 |
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FG % |
48.4 |
40.0 |
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3-Pt FG % |
50.0 |
23.5 |
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FT % |
69.2 |
63.3 |
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Leaders |
DU |
UNOH |
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Points |
20 - Ford |
20 - Tate |
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Rebounds |
8 - Ford |
8 - Tate |
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Assists |
7 - Gamble |
4 - Bush |
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Steals |
2 - Four Tied |
3 - Tate |
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Blocks |
3 - Ford |
2 - Tate |
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Site: Lima, Ohio (Racer Gymnasium)
Score: No. 13 Davenport 83, Northwestern Ohio 67
Records: DU (17-4, 10-3 WHAC), UNOH (13-6, 9-4 WHAC)
Next DU event: Saturday, January 25 – vs. No. 25 Cornerstone (DU Student Center) – 3 p.m.
LIMA, Ohio – After suffering a two-point loss to Northwestern Ohio at the Student Center last November, the Davenport men's basketball team returned the favor on the Racers floor after a season-high 12 three-point field goals led by JaVontae Ford's four lifted the 13th-ranked Panthers to an 83-67 win Wednesday night. The Panthers get back into the win column and improve to 17-4 overall, 10-3 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Ford finished the day with a team-most 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Kevin Rich tallied 14 points, Nick Gamble added 13 and Mike Betcher had 11 points, including three of the dozen 3-pointers, to round out the Panthers in double figures.
Davenport combined for a 48.4 percentage from the floor while holding the Racers (13-6, 9-4 WHAC) 40 percent. Derrick Tate also matched Ford's 20 points to lead the Racers.
After the Racers took a 4-3 lead to start the game, Dawid Czerniawski's jumper would begin a 17-4 run to build a 20-10 lead at the 13:41 mark. Ford and Betcher would go back-to-back from beyond the arc to keep the run alive midway through.
The Panthers would lead as many as 17, when Rich's field goal at 1:34 gave his team a 45-28.
DU went into intermission leading 47-30. While shooting 55.9 percent from the floor in the opening period, the Panthers connected seven from 3-point land. Coming off the bench, Rich led the way with 10 points.
Davenport went back to work to start the second half, igniting a 13-2 run to bump the score to 60-36. After Ford's jumper with 11:12 left gave the Panthers their largest lead in the game at 25 (66-44), the Racers tried to fight back and was able to cut the lead down to with 2:54 left.
After playing the last two games in the state of Ohio, the Panthers return to the Student Center to welcome first-place and sixth-ranked Cornerstone for the NAIA Game of the Week Saturday at 3 p.m. Davenport held on to beat the Golden Eagles 81-80 in their last meeting back in November.
Men's Basketball Contact: Aaron Sagraves | 616-554-5045 | asagraves@davenport.edu
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