SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Wittenberg hoops utilized a 12-0 run early on Saturday to blow past Oberlin at home to make it five straight wins. Wittenberg saw four players score in double-digits after a Kenyon game on Wednesday night that saw five players in double-figures. Wittenberg dished out 21 assists on Saturday, as season high, after dishing out 11 on Wednesday to make it 32 assists in the back-to-back wins this week. Offensively the Tigers were too much to handle for the Yeomen, as Wittenberg was lead by Cody Phillippi who netted 16 points on 50% shooting from the field.  The win not only makes it five straight for the Tigers, but the team now moves to 15-6 and 9-5 in 2016-17.

GAME BREAKDOWN

• Landon Hormann made a nice move to the cup with 9:08 remaining in the first half to cap off the 12-0 run as the Tigers lead 20-8 early on.  
• The Tigers would go up ten with 4:54 remaining in the opening frame after a Shane Edwards drive to the bucket moved the score to 24-14.
• Micah Miller saw early minutes for the Tigers, as the freshman picked up an assist, a steal, and an offensive rebound in the first half.
• Leading 32-22 into the break, the Tigers opened up the second half going up 40-27 after a Phillippi long ball splashed through the bottom of the net.
• Wittenberg kept their foot on the gas the entire second half, as the lead swelled to as many as 26 before the Tigers eventually won 87-63.

KEY STATS

• Edwards continued to do it all for the Tigers, as the senior scored 14 while dishing out seven assists on Saturday afternoon.
• Good passing lead to great shot selection for Wittenberg, as the team shot 55% from the field in the win.
• Despite only hitting one three-pointer on Wednesday night, the Tigers made up for lost time on Saturday with 11 long balls at a 58% clip, as Phillippi lead the way with three.
• Wittenberg capitalized on Oberlin miscues all afternoon, as the Tigers were able to cash in 23 points on 16 Yeomen turnovers.

UP NEXT

• Wittenberg returns to action on Wednesday, as the team travels to Crawfordsville to take on the Little Giants of Wabash at 7:30PM.