November 27, 2006 SYCAMORES REDUCE THE MIGHTY OAKS TO ACORNS IN 66-52 WIN TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State tallied its fourth victory of the season with a 66-52 win over Oakland City on Monday night at the Hulman Center. The Sycamores were led by freshman Marico Stinson with a game-high 18 points, all in the second half. The Mighty Oaks fought to an early lead with a five point advantage (9-4) in the first five minutes of the game. However, ISU found its groove as each team battled back and forth with the teams drawing five ties heading into the final five minutes of the half. Indiana State would build its largest lead of the first half at six (32-26) with a minute left in the half and carried a lead of three (32-29) into the break after a three-point bucket by Troy Cox. The Oaks would keep the game close in the first half, shooting 6 of 9 behind the three-point arc. However, the Sycamores would hold the height advantage, tallying eight offensive rebounds and ten second-chance points. Indiana State would not relinquish the lead despite runs by Oakland City as the Mighty Oaks trimmed the Sycamore lead to three on multiple occasions during the first seven minutes of the second half. ISU would build its largest lead of ten with three minutes remaining and held the double-digit lead down the stretch for the 66-52 win. “We just found a way to win tonight,” sophomore Jay Tunnell said following the victory. “We kept them in the game, but finally stretched it out a bit in the end. It was good to get this game behind us.” Stinson’s second half spurt of 18 was a game-high and career high for the freshman. Teammates Gabe Moore (15), Tunnell (13) and Trent Wurtz (10) also turned in double-digit scoring numbers for the Sycamores. Tunnell and Wurtz would add a game-high eight rebounds each as Indiana State tallied 42 total rebounds-the second highest mark this season. ISU will take its second road trip of the season as the Sycamores travel to Murfreesboro, Tennessee for a match-up with Middle Tennessee State on Thursday before wrapping up the road swing in Muncie, Indiana with a showdown with Ball State on Saturday. Notes The team’s 16 offensive rebounds match a season-high set earlier in the year at Indiana. The team’s 15 assists is a season-high, while the team’s seven turnovers mark a season low. # # #
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