SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For the second straight game, the WIttenberg Tigers jumped out to a big early lead and put it on cruise control by halftime in dispatching a North Coast Athletic Conference foe. This time the victim was Kenyon by a final of 86-53 at the HPER Center in Springfield, just three days after Wittenberg buried Oberlin 103-53 in a road game.

The Tigers were never threatened after falling behind early 2-0 and then going on a 9-point run. Wittenberg played 16 players in the game, 12 of whom scored at least two points. The Tigers shot 48 percent to Kenyon's 34 and enjoyed one of their best nights of the season from the free throw line - 23-of-32 for 71.9 percent.

The Tiger offense showed off its usual balance, led by junior center B.J. Harris, who topped all scorers with 16 points. Senior forward Chad Mossing chipped in with 15 points, including 5-of-9 on three-pointers, and junior forward Kevin Longley contributed 14 points and eight rebounds. In addition, sophomore guard Mark Borland had six assists, senior guard Greg Rustad had five assists and freshman guard Danny Brywczynski had five helpers.

The win improved Wittenberg to 12-2 overall and 5-0 in the NCAC. Next up for the Tigers is a road game at Hiram on Saturday. The games can be heard on WBLY 1600 AM in Springfield or via the Internet on Wittenberg's Web site.

Posted by: Ryan Maurer