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Tigers Face Bishops in NCAC Semifinals

Greencastle, Ind. - Following Tuesday's 79-75 double-overtime win over Wittenberg, DePauw travels to Delaware, Ohio, for tomorrow's North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal matchup with host Ohio Wesleyan.

Tipoff from Branch Rickey Arena is set for 8:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale once the arena has been cleared after the Wabash-Wooster semifinal game which tips off at 5:30 p.m. For more information, please visit the NCAC site or the Ohio Wesleyan host site. DePauw's WGRE will carry the game live on 91.5 FM and at WGRE.org.

DePauw is seeded fourth in the tournament and comes into the game with a 17-9 overall record including a 9-9 NCAC mark.

The top-seeded and 17th-ranked Battling Bishops won the NCAC title with a 16-2 league record and finished with a 22-4 overall mark. Ohio Wesleyan enters with a nine-game win streak following an 83-66 semifinal win over Oberlin.

DePauw leads the series, 10-9, but the Battling Bishops took both meetings with the Tigers. The teams met in Delaware on January 17 with the Bishops taking a 76-64 victory. Ohio Wesleyan got out to a 12-0 start and held DePauw scoreless over the opening 9:50. The Tigers rallied to within five in the second half but the hosts held on for the win. Michael Onuorah paced DePauw with a career-high 17, while Claude Gray paced the Bishops with 23.

Ohio Wesleyan claimed an 86-77 win in Greencastle on February 21. DePauw held a 58-54 lead with just under nine minutes left, but the Bishops scored nine straight and maintained the advantage the rest of the way. Luke Lattner paced the Tigers with 22 points in 13 minutes, while Gray netted 26 for Ohio Wesleyan.

The DePauw-Ohio Wesleyan winner advances to Saturday's 7 p.m. championship game against the Wabash-Wooster winner.

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Players Mentioned

Luke Lattner

#31 Luke Lattner

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Michael Onuorah

#33 Michael Onuorah

G
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Luke Lattner

#31 Luke Lattner

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Michael Onuorah

#33 Michael Onuorah

6' 3"
Senior
G