Wittenberg Picks Up Victory Over Oberlin

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's basketball team walloped the visiting Oberlin College Yeomen, 85-50, on Saturday in a busy day at the HPER Center.

The men's basketball team, which won its ninth straight at home and seventh straight overall to improve to 15-2 and 9-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. In this game, the Tigers took the Yeomen's best shot in the first half and then dominated Oberlin in the second half 51-22.

Leading by six going into the locker room at halftime, the Tigers turned it up in the final 20 minutes, featuring a balanced offensive attack and their usual stinginess at the other end. Sophomore forward Kevin Longley (Vandalia, Ohio/Butler) led the Tigers with 15 points and nine rebounds, while senior forward Ryan Taylor (Waynesfield, Ohio/Goshen) chipped in with 12 points and three assists, and senior center Chris Fillmore (Barberton, Ohio/Barberton) added nine points and 10 rebounds.

The Tigers outrebounded their visitors 42-27, customary for the nation's top rebounding team in terms of per-game margin. Wittenberg also shot 44 percent from the field, including another stellar outing from the free throw line (20-of-27).

Wittenberg, which sits tied atop the NCAC with Wooster, faces an important week of action upcoming with a home date against Earlham on Wednesday and a road game on Saturday at Hiram. The Quakers are one of the league's top four teams currently and upended the Tigers last year.