Spartans Claim Second-Straight Win; Top Thiel 64-56

Case Western Reserve University took a lead in the opening four minutes of the game and never trailed again, as the Spartans defeated Thiel College 64-56 in Greenville, Pennsylvania on Wednesday night.

The win was the second straight for the Spartans, who improved to 3-4 on the year, while Thiel dropped to 3-3 with Wednesday night's loss.

After setting a career-high in rebounds on Saturday, senior forward T.J. Duckett matched the mark with 18 again on Wednesday to go along with 12 points for his fourth double-double of the season and 15th of his career. Two Spartans came off the bench to score in double figures, with freshman guard Ignas Masiulionis leading all CWRU players with 13 points,…