TIFFIN – The Heidelberg University men's basketball used a strong second half to defeat Wilmington College on Wednesday, 90-67. With just a five-point cushion at halftime, the Student Princes outscored the Quakers 52-34 and out-rebounded them 24-11 en route to victory.

The win pushed the Student Princes to 6-4, 2-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Wilmington fell to 1-7, 0-4 in OAC play.

KEY STATS

Five Student Princes finished in double figures, led by Jordan Bradley's game-high 15 point effort off the bench. Kiere Bennie added 12 points while Chris Moxley, Maurice Hunter and Isaac Everette each added 10 points.

Freshman Myron Prewitt grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Turnovers plagued Heidelberg in the first half, with nine miscues affecting their offensive efforts. Conversely, Wilmington struggled shooting the ball from the field, hitting 32.3% of its shots.

The Student Princes led by six briefly in the first half, 23-17, before a 9-1 Quaker run gave the visitors a 26-24 lead. The contest remained tight throughout the period , which was capped by a layup by Chris Moxley in the waning seconds.

Leading 38-33 at the break, Heidelberg doubled its lead in the first 3.5 minutes – thanks largely to back-to-back buckets by Hunter.

Wilmington's Chris Jackson hit a jumper with 14:06 left that cut the HU lead to 50-44. An 18-6 spell over the next four minutes gave the Tricolor an 18-point lead.

Unable to trim the deficit over the next few minutes of action, the Quakers watched as the Student Princes extended their lead to as many as 29. The large lead allowed HU head coach Andy Bucheit a chance to play a few reserves. In all, 17 Student Princes saw action in the win.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

Heidelberg outscored Wilmington 54-30 in the paint.

Bucheit's bench outscored the Quakers' reserves 44-29.

The win was Heidelberg's second-straight over Wilmington – both at home.

QUOTES FROM THE COACH

Bucheit on the second half performance: "We challenged our guys in the second half to play every possession like it was a 0-0 game ... Wilmington was dialed in, hungry to get their first OAC win ... But our guys answered the call in the second half ... We started to execute offensively and our defensive principles carried over."

Bucheit on the play of Bradley: "JB just keeps going with his defensive pressure ... If he wants to be, he could be the best on-ball defender in the league ... His quickness helps us defensively as a team because he's like a one-man trap, working his guy up the floor ... When he's on the ball, it can be tough for a team to get into their offense."

UP NEXT

After an idle weekend, Heidelberg wraps up 2015 with a non-conference game on Tuesday. Wittenberg (6-2, 3-1 NCAC) visits Tiffin for a 7:30 p.m. tip.