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Ohio Wesleyan 72, Wittenberg 60

Junior guard Taylor Rieger (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) scored 12 first-half points and senior guard Andy Winters (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) had 4 points during a key 9-0 second-half run to help Ohio Wesleyan defeat Wittenberg in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Saturday in Springfield.

The win raised Ohio Wesleyan's NCAC record to 4-0, keeping the Bishops in a tie for first place with Wooster in the conference standings.

Wittenberg led, 6-4, when a basket by senior post Marshall Morris (Tulsa, Okla./Jenks) evened the score and a 3-pointer from Rieger put the Bishops ahead to stay.  Morris added a lay-in, Winters split a pair of free throws, and a Morris free throw on a Wittenberg technical foul capped a 9-0 run that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 13-6 lead.

Rieger's 3-pointer with 10:24 left in the first half pushed the Bishop lead to 21-12, and Ohio Wesleyan still led by 9 points after a Morris lay-in made it 27-18 with 5:29 to play in the period.

The Tigers closed the gap with 3-pointers from Cole Bond and Steven Newell, and when Alex Fultz followed with a pair of free throws and a lay-in, the hosts had pulled to within 35-34 with :48 to play.

Winters drew a foul with :01 on the clock and sank both free throws to end the half, and the Bishops opened the second half with a Morris lay-in and a pair of free throws from senior wing Vaughn Spaulding (Reynoldsburg).

Wittenberg was within 51-48 with 9:37 left in regulation time when a Winters lay-in kicked off a 9-0 run.  Senior wing Greg White (Centerville) followed with a 3-pointer, senior wing Anjuwon Spence (Cranston, R.I./Moses Brown) followed with a pair of free throws, and Winters capped the run with a fast-break lay-in that gave Ohio Wesleyan its biggest lead of the game at 60-48 with 6:55 left.

Scott Masin sank a pair of free throws with 4:48 to play to bring Wittenberg within 7 points, but that was as close as the Tigers would get.

Rieger led the Bishops with 17 points, Morris added 15 points, and Winters scored 13 points and posted team bests of 5 rebounds and 5 assists.  Junior wing Dre White (Lima/Bath) also shared the team lead with 5 boards.

Masin led Wittenberg with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

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