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Ohio Wesleyan 78, Hiram 64

Junior guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) had 5 points and sophomore wing Isaac Ward (Circleville/Logan Elm) added 4 more during a game-opening 11-2 run that started Ohio Wesleyan on its way to a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Hiram on Wednesday in Hiram.

Hinkle opened the evening's scoring with a lay-in and followed by converting a 3-point play, and after Hiram's Trent Jakacki put the Terriers on the scoreboard, it was Ward with a pair of hoops sandwiched around a jumper by junior wing David Rice (Cleveland/Parma Padua Franciscan), giving the Bishops an 11-2 lead at the 15:37 mark.

Hiram's Brock Makrancy answered with a 3-pointer, but Ohio Wesleyan pushed the lead back into double digits with the help of 3-pointers by Hinkle and senior post Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name), and the Bishops would extend the lead to 17 points at 33-16 on Carter's lay-in with 5:16 to go.

The Terriers rallied late in the half, closing to within 37-29 on Jakacki's lay-in with :29 to play, and the hosts were still within 41-33 after a Jakacki jumper early in the second half.

Ohio Wesleyan followed with a 10-0 run that included a 3-pointer and a 3-point play by Hinkle, a lay-in from sophomore wing Jessee Battle (Gahanna/Lincoln), and a Hinkle jumper that gave the Bishops a 51-33 lead, and the margin would remain in double figures throughout the remainder of the contest.

Hinkle led the Bishops with 22 points, while Battle matched his career best with 20 and Ward finished with 12.  Rice matched a career best with 13 rebounds, and Rice, Hinkle, and senior guard Joey Duke (Marysville) shared the team lead with 4 assists apiece.

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