On Tap
The 2014 athletic calendar winds down for Macalester, Thursday, when the men's basketball team plays Stevenson University of Owings Mills, Md., in a 1 p.m. matinee.

When Last We Met
The two teams are meeting for the first time.

Last Week
A 26.8 percent shooting performance from the floor prevented Macalester from keeping pace with Augsburg in a 67-36 loss to the Auggies.

The game started well for the Scots who, after giving up the first two points of the contest, got a jump shot from Kareem Ismail and a three-point basket by Dylan Kilgour to take a 5-2 lead, one minute, 12 seconds into the game.

The Auggies then went on a 16-2 run but Macalester answered by scoring seven consecutive points to get to within four at 18-14 on a Sager Moritzky three-point basket.

Augsburg then scored 16 consecutive points to take a 34-14 lead with 5:12 to play in the opening half and Ryan Gilmer's three-point basket at the horn gave the hosts their largest lead of the first half, taking a 40-18 lead into halftime.
 
A layup by Hans Erickson to open the second half, a three-pointer by Kilgour and a three baskets by Ismail carved six points out of the Auggies lead but the hosts slowly extended that lead and finished the game on a 15-3 run.
 
Ismail's 12 points led Macalester, which hit just 15 of 56 shots from the field. Meanwhile, Augsburg made 24 of 52 field goals, including nine of 24 three-point attempts.
 
The Scots had a 39-35 edge in rebounds with Phil Levine-Caleb grabbing a game-high eight rebounds while Ismail and Kyle Bernhard each had seven.

Team Stats

	Macalester	Stevenson
Points per Game	54.2	74.0
Points Allowed per Game	62.7	66.6
Scoring Margin	-8.5	7.4
FGM-FGA	112-298	233-486
Pct.	.376	.479
3pt FGM-FGA	31-90	39-114
Pct.	.344	.342
FTM-FTA	70-99	161-231
Pct.	.707	.697
Rebounds per Game	33.7	36.3
Opp. Rebounds per Game	32.5	31.0
Rebound Margin	1.2	5.3
Assists per Game	13.0	13.9
Turnovers per Game	12.7	15.6
Opp. Turnover per Game	8.8	15.4
Turnover Margin	-3.9	-0.2
Steals per Game	4.3	8.1
Blocks per Game	3.7	3.7

 
Macalester Lineup

Pos.	##	Player	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
Probable Starters
C	33	Kareem Ismail	6	6	155	25.8	26	59	.441	0	0	.000	27	35	.771	12	25	37	6.2	17	0	8	11	5	3	79	13.2
F	34	Bert Yaffe	6	6	168	28.0	14	33	.424	5	12	.417	4	5	.800	4	18	22	3.7	7	0	14	3	5	3	37	6.2
F	10	Hans Erickson	6	6	104	17.3	6	12	.500	0	4	.000	1	2	.500	3	8	11	1.8	4	0	13	8	1	4	13	2.2
G	3	Dylan Kilgour	6	6	178	29.7	25	64	.391	14	34	.412	13	15	.867	2	16	18	3.0	18	0	8	9	0	5	77	12.8
G	21	Sager Moritzky	6	6	173	28.8	11	37	.297	5	14	.357	7	8	.875	0	13	13	2.2	9	0	19	12	1	3	34	5.7
Bench
G	0	Jordan Black	5	0	45	9.0	0	6	.000	0	2	.000	0	1	.000	2	5	7	1.4	9	0	1	6	1	1	0	0.0
G	5	Max Horvath	6	0	118	19.7	12	32	.375	0	0	.000	5	7	.714	3	15	18	3.0	19	0	5	11	3	4	29	4.8
F	11	Luke Poulsen	6	0	49	8.2	2	3	.667	0	0	.000	0	2	.000	4	8	12	2.0	7	0	1	1	4	1	4	0.7
G	12	Kyle Bernhard	6	0	95	15.8	9	20	.450	6	14	.429	0	0	.000	3	9	12	2.0	11	0	1	4	0	0	24	4.0
F	13	Phil Levine-Caleb	5	0	65	13.0	6	20	.300	1	5	.200	10	18	.556	8	8	16	3.2	9	0	3	6	2	1	23	4.6
F	14	Carter Albrecht	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
G	20	Gunnar Goeden	2	0	8	4.0	0	4	.000	0	3	.000	1	2	.500	0	1	1	0.5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.5
F	22	Will Lutz	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
G	23	Brett Olson	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
F	24	Griffin Glatt	5	0	39	7.8	1	8	.125	0	2	.000	2	4	.500	5	3	8	1.6	1	0	4	1	0	1	4	0.8
F	40	Zach Gullerud	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
C	44	Thomas Oriente	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

Following the Scots
Live stats and video of Thursday's game will be available online via Macalester's web site at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/.

He's the Boss
Tim Whittle is in his sixth season at Macalester and owns a 14-116 career record.

Whittle came to Macalester following a successful assistant coaching stint at national-powerhouse Washington University in St. Louis, where he was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the two-time NCAA Division III national champions (2008 & 2009). In five seasons he helped guide the Bears to a 112-30 overall record and three consecutive Final Four appearances (2007-09).
 
Prior to his stint with Washington University, Whittle served as an assistant coach for three years (2001-2004) at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., where he was also head men's golf coach and assistant cross country coach.

In 1996, following his graduation from Washington University with a degree in finance and management, he began a four-year career in the banking business for SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, before joining the Florida Marlins. As the manager of finance, he coordinated efforts to fund a $400 million baseball stadium in downtown Miami.

As a player, Whittle was a four-year letter-winner at Washington University, helping the Bears to a 79-27 record and two NCAA playoff appearances, including reaching the 1996 Elite Eight. He received a Master's in Education degree in 2008 from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.

Up Next
The Scots will be idle for 16 games before returning to open 2015 with a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Hamline, beginning at 3 p.m.

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