TIPP CITY – The Greenville Green Wave made the road trip to face Miami Valley League leader Tippecanoe but returned home with a 61-35 conference loss to the Red Devils.
Tippecanoe set the tone early, using a strong opening quarter to build a 22-8 advantage. Greenville senior Johnny Barr accounted for four of the Wave’s first-quarter points.
Greenville responded with its best stretch of the night in the second period, outscoring the Red Devils 12-8 to cut into the deficit. Barr led the charge with eight second-quarter points, but Tippecanoe still carried a 30-20 lead into the halftime break.
The Red Devils regained control coming out of the locker room, putting together a 17-6 third quarter to extend the margin to 47-26 with one period remaining. Tippecanoe closed out the game by taking the fourth quarter 14-9, securing the 26-point MVL victory.
One bright spot for Greenville came at the free-throw line, where the Wave connected on 9 of 10 attempts for the night.
Tippecanoe’s 6’7″ senior Bryton Otto led all scorers with a game-high 22 points, while Barr paced Greenville with 14 points.
With the win, Tippecanoe remains perfect in MVL play at 14-0 and improves to 14-2 overall. Greenville falls to 3-16 on the season and 2-13 in conference competition.
BOX SCORE:
TIPPECANOE 61, GREENVILLE 35
TIPPECANOE – B. Otto 22, C. Turner 12, H. Ganger 11, T. Sellers 8, J. Maxwell 3, T. Greggs 2, J. Riffell 2, Steinecker 1 – TOTALS 20 6-14 5 61
GREENVILLE – J. Barr 14, L. Inman 5, D. Conway 5, L. Noble 3, JiJi Jim 2, E. Flatter 2, I. Kerg 2, J. Meh 2 – TOTALS 13 9-10 0 35
3-POINTERS
Tippecanoe 5 (H. Ganger 2, T. Sellers 2, J. Maxwell 1)
Greenville 0
SCORE by QUARTERS
22-08-17-14 61 Tippecanoe
08-12-06-09 35 Greenville
