Box Score
Denison 63, Ohio Wesleyan 57

Sophomore guard Jack Clement (Bellefontaine), sophomore post Grant Spicer (Cincinnati/Lakota East), and junior post Nick Carlson (Dublin/Coffman) contributed 9 points apiece as Ohio Wesleyan built a double-digit first-half lead, but Denison rallied for a win over the Bishops on Saturday in Granville.

Carlson connected on a lay-in and a 3-pointer to help the Bishops to an early 11-4 lead, then hit back-to-back buckets from the lane to make it 25-14 with 5:59 to play in the period.  A free throw and a pair of lay-ins from Spicer gave the Bishops a 30-16 lead late in the half, and junior guard Zane Ries (Barberton) added a pair of hoops to give Ohio Wesleyan a 34-21 lead at the break.

Clement and Spicer opened the second half with 3-pointers to give the Bishops their biggest lead of the game at 40-22, and Ohio Wesleyan still led, 50-40, after a Carlson 3-pointer midway through the half.

The Big Red rallied with a 3-pointer from Zach White, a pair of free throws by Kevin Cheng and another pair from Spencer Patenaude, and a Patenaude jumper before Cheng's 3-pointer brought the hosts to within 53-52 with 5:11 left in regulation time.

Ries drove for a lay-in to end Denison's 12-3 run, and a Spicer lay-in gave the Bishops a 57-54 lead at the 2:06 mark, but Denison would score the final 9 points of the game, tying the score on a 3-pointer from Freeman Brou evened the score at 57 before White hit a jumper to put the hosts ahead to stay.  White and Conor Fenton each hit a pair of free throws during the closing seconds to account for the final margin.

Clement led the Bishops with 17 points.  Spicer followed with 14 points and a team-best 9 rebounds, Carlson scored 12 points, and Ries finished with 11 points and led the Bishops with 5 assists.

Patenaude scored 14 points for Denison.

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