LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Jack Bakken had 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one block, and Nikolas Avaliani added 17 points and eight rebounds as Sewanee defeated Spalding 66-42 on Sunday in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game at Columbia Gym. Sewanee improved to 1-0; Spalding fell to 0-1. Sewanee led 36-27 at halftime. Jaelen Leavell led Spalding with six points, nine rebounds and one block. Brunley Fon had five points and seven rebounds, DeAireus Wells scored 12 points with six rebounds, and JD Gardner added seven points and five rebounds for Sewanee. Kaden Ferguson had five points and six rebounds, Aidan Treacy had two points and four assists, Zeb Runion scored six points, and Ben Jackson added five points. Sewanee shot 23 of 50 from the floor, 6 of 15 from three-point range and 14 of 18 from the line. Spalding shot 16 of 60 overall, 1 of 20 from beyond the arc and 9 of 15 at the line. Sewanee held a 34-14 edge in points in the paint and scored 19 points off turnovers. Attendance was 136.