Men's basketball tops cross-town rival

In its first outing of the season, the Heidelberg College men’s basketball team, led by head coach Duane Sheldon crushed cross-town rival and Division II school Tiffin University 109-77 in front of a sellout crowd at TU’s Gillmor Center. The Student Princes broke the 100-point mark with 4:21 left to go in the second half when senior Greg Tyson Jr. broke down the court and dunked the ball into the net. It was the first time since the 2005-06 season that the Berg recorded triple digits on the scoreboard.

It was just under 10 minutes into the game that Heidelberg took the lead 20-19 off a free throw shot by senior Shawn Shriver and the men never looked back. The first half ended with a score of 48-31 in favor of Heidelberg.

TU looked to make a comeback in the second half, and managed to score four points in the first four minutes. However, they were not match as the Berg went on to record 12 unanswered points, including three three-pointers in a row. Chad Szalay put up the first two, while Shriver netted the third.

With just under eight minutes left, the Student Princes posted their highest lead of the night, 91-50. The 41-point difference came from yet another three-pointer from Shriver. Putting the final touches on the night was freshman Cory Timbs, who, in his first collegiate appearance, netted a free-throw to give Heidelberg its final tally of 109 points on the evening.

Leading the night for the Berg were Shriver and Szalay with five three-pointers apiece, while Shriver led the team with 27 points and three steals. Tyson recorded Heidelberg’s lone block of the evening and Josh Calver racked up six assists for the Student Princes. Heidelberg went 40-74 in total field goals, compared to TU’s 26-61 mark.

Alex Strok and Brian Scott sat atop the stats for the Dragons, each posting 14 points during the game.

The win starts the Berg’s season off at 1-0, while the Dragons drop to 0-2. Heidelberg appears next on the court Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Defiance. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Posted Nov. 17, 2007