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Ohio Wesleyan 87, Kenyon 77
Senior wing Jack Clement (Bellefontaine) led a parade of 5 Ohio Wesleyan players in double figures as the Bishops defeated Kenyon in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.
The win kept Ohio Wesleyan in a tie for first place in the NCAC standings with Wooster at 8-1, with the teams scheduled to square off on Wednesday in Wooster.
Kenyon took an early lead on Gefen Bar-Cohen's lay-in on the opening possession of the game, but Clement knocked down a 3-pointer shortly thereafter to put Ohio Wesleyan ahead to stay. The Bishops went on an 11-1 run that included a pair of 3-pointers by junior wing Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name) and turned an 8-7 lead into a 19-8 cushion.
Ohio Wesleyan would lead by as many as 13 during the first half, but the Owls rallied with an 8-0 burst highlighted by a Bar-Cohen 3-pointer to pull within 32-27. The Bishops countered with a 9-2 run to close out the period, getting lay-ins from sophomore wing David Rice (Brook Park/Parma Padua Franciscan) and senior post Grant Spicer (Cincinnati/Lakota East) during the final seconds of the half to take a 43-31 lead into the locker room.
The Owls remained within striking distance, closing to within 71-63 on an Anthony Testa 3-pointer and a steal and lay-in by Miles Versa with just over 6 minutes remaining.
It was a 77-70 game when Bar-Cohen converted a 3-point play with 2:38 left in regulation time, but Carter buried a 3-pointer on Ohio Wesleyan's ensuing possession to push the lead back in double figures, and the Bishops would put the game away at the free throw line, with sophomore guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) going 4-for-4 and Clement sinking a pair of free throws during the final 1:04.
Clement led the Bishops with 24 points. Hinkle finished with 14, Carter scored 13 and shared the team lead with 10 boards, Rice scored 10 and shared the team lead with 10 rebounds, and Spicer finished with 10 points and had a team-high 4 assists.
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