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Wooster 79, Ohio Wesleyan 42

Sophomore wing Jessee Battle (Gahanna/Lincoln) buried a jumper that gave Ohio Wesleyan the lead, but Wooster countered with an 11-1 run and went on to a win in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday in Wooster.

Battle's jumper gave the Bishops a 7-6 lead with 12:09 left in the first half, but the Scots responded with a 3-pointer from Isaiah Johnson on their ensuing possession to retake the lead.  J.J. Cline would hit back-to-back buckets from the paint during the Scots' 11-1 run, which ended with the hosts holding a 17-8 advantage with 8:08 to play in the period.

The Bishops rallied with a jumper by senior wing Reece Mitchell (Wooster) and a 3-pointer by sophomore post Matt Butler (Dublin/Jerome) to pull within 20-13, but a 9-0 Wooster run stretched the margin to 29-13 with 3:30 left in the half, and the lead would remain in double figures throughout the remainder of the contest.

Junior wing Landon Turnbull (Hicksville) led the Bishops with 11 points.

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