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Wittenberg 85, Ohio Wesleyan 80

Junior guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) converted a 3-point play to give Ohio Wesleyan a 7-point lead, but Wittenberg rallied to send the game into overtime and went on to a North Coast Athletic Conference win over the Bishops on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

Hinkle's 3-point play staked the Bishops to a 67-60 lead with 3:28 left in regulation time.

Wittenberg scored the next 7 points, getting lay-ins from Garyson Steury and Dawson Scott to close to within 67-64 before a Trey Killens 3-pointer evened the score with 1:26 remaining.

Junior wing David Rice (Cleveland/Parma Padua Franciscan) knocked down a jumper for a 69-67 Ohio Wesleyan lead, but Wittenberg's Eddie Brown sank a pair of free throws to make it 69-69 with :17 left.

After a timeout with :12 left, Hinkle drove the left side and dished to Rice, who had cut to the basket, but Rice's lay-in didn't fall, and the game went to overtime.

The Tigers scored the first 6 points of the extra session as Killens drove for a lay-in, Brown split a pair of free throws, and Killens sank a 3-pointer.

Sophomore wing Isaac Ward (Circleville/Logan Elm) answered with a 3-pointer for the Bishops, and Ohio Wesleyan would pull within a single marker on a fast-break dunk by Rice that made it 77-76 with 1:53 to go.

The Bishops were still within 81-80 after a Rice lay-in with :20 left, but the Tigers put the game away at the free throw line, with Cameron Harrison and Killens each sinking a pair.

Wittenberg raced to an early 7-2 lead with the help of a Harrison 3-pointer, and the Tigers still led by a 14-7 count before 3-pointers by Ward and sophomore wing Jessee Battle (Gahanna/Lincoln) started a 25-7 outburst that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 32-21 lead with 1:30 remaining in the first half.  The Bishops led, 34-25, at the break, and remained in front until the final 90 seconds of regulation time.

Ward led the Bishops with a career-high 21 points.  Hinkle finished with 18 points, and Rice, Battle, and senior post Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name) scored 11 points apiece, with Carter grabbing a team-high 8 rebounds.

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