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Denison 92, Ohio Wesleyan 63

Junior wing Jessee Battle (Gahanna/Lincoln) sank a 3-pointer to tie the game at 29, but Denison answered with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good and went on to a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Ohio Wesleyan on Thursday in Granville.

Ohio Wesleyan had broken a 10-10 tie with a 10-2 run that included 3-pointers by senior post Phil Wallace (Akron/Norton) and fifth-year post Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name), and the Bishops still led, 24-18, after a dunk by senior wing David Rice (Cleveland/Parma Padua Franciscan), but the Big Red came back with an 11-2 run that included 3 buckets and a free throw by Tyler Miller before Battle's 3-pointer knotted the score at 29.

Denison scored the next 9 points, getting a basket and a 3-pointer from Cameron Smith along the way, and the hosts would stretch the lead to 47-37 as Miller hit a 3-pointer and a jumper early in the second half.

Wallace drilled a 3-pointer and Carter followed with a fast-break lay-in to bring the Bishops within 47-42, but Denison scored the next 7 points, with Smith contributing a 3-pointer and a traditional 3-point play, to push the lead to a dozen at 54-42.  That pattern repeated itself when Rice sank a 3-pointer to kick off a 7-0 run that brought Ohio Wesleyan within 54-49 and Denison countered with 3-pointers by Scotty Dean and Smith to stretch the margin back into double digits before the Big Red pulled away during the final minutes.

Senior guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) led the Bishops with 11 points, while Carter finished with 10.  Wallace had a team-high 6 rebounds and junior guard Isaac Ward (Circleville/Logan Elm) had a team-best 4 assists.

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