RICHMOND, Indiana – Earlham College men's basketball was held scoreless for nearly six minutes in the second half while visiting DePauw University went on a 19-0 run, as the Quakers dropped a 75-70 decision to the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Druley Performance Gym.

THE BASICS

Final Score:  DePauw 75, Earlham 70
Location: Richmond, Indiana – Druley Performance Gym
Records: Earlham 5-5 / DePauw 4-6

THE SHORT STORY

Earlham emerged from a hard-fought and see-saw first half with a 33-32 lead, and began pulling away from the Tigers midway through the second half. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Tommy Sanborn and Jamel Barnes Jr. put the Quakers in front, 55-46, with 9:55 remaining in the game, and Earlham appeared to have the Tigers under control.

Chainey Zolman's third foul put DePauw's Cooper Mixon on the line where he converted one of his two free-throw attempts to cut the margin to 55-47. However, that foul shot jump-started a 19-0 run over the Tigers, which included seven more points for Mixon, that lasted until the 4:31 mark of the second half and ended with DePauw holding a 65-55 lead.

The Quakers tried to claw their way back into the contest and managed to pull within five, 73-68, with 24 seconds to play following a Kenneth Stalling Jr. layup. The Tigers went a perfect 4-for-4 at the free-throw line over the final minute to preserve their lead.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Chainey Zolman paced the Quakers with 20 points, charting his third 20-point game of his senior season. He was 6-of-9 from the floor with a 4-of-6 mark from 3-point range and was 4-for-4 at the charity stripe.

Jamel Barnes Jr. (16 points) and Kenneth Stalling Jr. (12 points) rounded out the Earlham players in double figures. Stalling completed his stat line with a team-high six rebounds and two assists.

Senior Blake Bonin charted a team-leading five assists to go with six points.

Earlham finished the game with a 12-of-21 mark from 3-point range, marking the third-straight contest and the sixth time this season the Quakers have connected on 10-or-more treys in a game.

DePauw had three players in double digits, led by Cooper Mixon off the bench with 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor with two treys, and a 9-for-10 mark at the line. Starters Josh Hall and Nick Felke tallied 14 and 10 points respectively.

WHAT'S NEXT

Earlham men's basketball will take a break for the holidays and returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 4, when they host Anderson University. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 p.m.