from Washington University Athletics
The No. 18 Washington University in St. Louis men's basketball team defeated Coe 69-48 on Friday evening in the NCAA Tournament to advance to the Round of 32. The Bears will take on North Park University for a chance to return to the Sweet 16.
Senior Kevin Davet was a force in the paint for the Bears, netting 20 points. Sophomore Drake Kindsvater recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds while sophomore Hayden Doyle scored 15 points, dished out five assists and tallied three steals.
The Bears got off to a bit of a slow start, trailing 9-5 at 15:44. The tides started to shift in WashU's favor at 13:32 when Kindsvater drilled a shot from distance. Doyle then stole the ball and dished it to sophomore Jake Wolf who hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give WashU a 13-11 lead. A jumper from junior Jabari Chiphe extended the lead to four points with 12:10 on the clock.
Coe cut it to two points but Chiphe sent in a perfect floater and Davet slammed it home to make it 17-13. Davet then put in another layup to extend the lead to six.
Coe went on a 9-0 run in just over a minute to grab a 22-19 lead with 6:55 on the clock.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Kindsvater and Doyle gave WashU a 27-22 lead with 2:57 on the clock. A 3-pointer from Coe's Cael Schmitt closed the gap to two points but Doyle and Davet hit a bucket each. TJ Schnurr laid one in with nine seconds remaining to make it a 31-27 game in WashU's favor at the half.
The Bears opened the second half on a 6-0 run with four coming from Davet to go up 37-27 less than two minutes in. A 3-pointer from Doyle extended WashU's lead to 13 points with 16:29 on the clock.
The Kohawks went on a 7-0 run to cut into WashU's lead, 46-40, with 11:56 on the clock. The teams exchanged baskets over the next few minutes until a 3-pointer from graduate Charlie Jacob and a pair of free throws from Kindsvater boosted the Bears' lead to 55-44 with 4:17 on the clock.
A layup from Davet followed by a four-point play from first-year Yogi Oliff Gave the Bears a 61-45 lead with 2:43 remaining.
In the final 1:48, Kindsvater jammed one home to start a 6-0 run for the Bears to end the game with the 21-point lead.
WashU held a slight advantage on the boards, out-rebounding Coe 31-28. The Bears went 27-for-57 (47.4%) and 9-for-22 (40.9%) from 3-point range.