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Ohio Wesleyan 89, Bates 78

Junior wing Jessee Battle (Gahanna/Lincoln) scored 8 points during a 17-5 run that put Ohio Wesleyan ahead to stay, and the Bishops went on to defeat Bates in the consolation game of the Midway Classic, hosted by the University of Chicago on Sunday in Chicago.

Neither team led by more than 5 points during the first half, which ended with the Bobcats holding a 39-38 lead.

The Bishops opened the second half with a 15-2 scoring spree, getting 3-pointers from fifth-year post Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name), freshman guard Quinn Hart (Dublin/Coffman), and senior post Phil Wallace (Akron/Norton) along the way.  Bates ended that run with a lay-in by Chiwer Mayen, but senior wing David Rice (Cleveland/Parma Padua Franciscan) answered with a 3-pointer that extended the margin to 56-43 with 14:49 remaining.

Bates reeled off the next 12 points, with Brady Coyne sinking a pair of 3-pointers, to close to within 56-55 with 11:26 to go, and 3-pointers by Coyne and Peter Psyhogeos shortly thereafter helped the Bobcats take a 65-63 lead at the 7:48 mark.

Battle evened the score with a lay-in to kick off the Bishops' 17-5 run, and senior guard Ryan Smudz (Delaware/Hayes) hit a 3-pointer to give Ohio Wesleyan the lead.  Battle converted a 3-point play and added a 3-pointer later in the run, and senior guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) sank a 3-pointer with 1:17 to play to make it an 80-70 game with 1:59 remaining. 

Carter and Hinkle iced the game by combining to go 6-for-6 from the line during the final minute.

Hinkle led the Bishops with 20 points and 6 assists.  Battle finished with 18 points and shared the team lead with 5 rebounds, Carter added 11 points, and Wallace scored 10 points and shared the team lead with 5 boards.

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