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Denison 67, Ohio Wesleyan 62

Senior post Phil Wallace (Akron/Norton) scored 15 points to help Ohio Wesleyan build a halftime lead, but 19th-ranked Denison rallied for a win in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

Ohio Wesleyan will be the No. 4 seed in next week's NCAC tournament.  Ohio Wesleyan and DePauw tied for fourth place in the conference standings, with Ohio Wesleyan winning the tiebreaker based on head-to-head results this season.

Wallace hit consecutive 3-pointers to break an 8-8 tie and put the Bishops ahead, and Ohio Wesleyan led by as many as a dozen after a Wallace lay-in made it 32-20 with 3:55 left in the first half.  The Bishops still were up 12 after a 3-pointer from senior wing David Rice (Cleveland/Parma Padua Franciscan) provided a 39-27 lead, but Denison's Scotty Dean hit a 3-pointer for a 39-30 margin at the break.

Another Rice 3-pointer gave the Bishops a 53-42 lead midway through the second half, but Denison went on a 21-4 run that included 4 free throws from Trevor Reed, an Aidan King 3-pointer that tied the game at 57 followed by a King jumper from the lane that put the Big Red ahead to stay, and buckets by Ricky Radtke and Darren Rubin that gave the visitors a 63-57 lead with 1:11 to play.

Fifth-year post Tony Carter (Cleveland/Parma Heights Holy Name) knocked down a 3-pointer to make it a one-possession game, then came up with a steal to give the Bishops a chance to tie.  Freshman wing Jake Lowman (Delaware/Hayes) sank a pair of free throws to bring the Bishops within 63-62 with :14 to play, but Denison answered with a pair of free throws from King to restore the 3-point lead.

On the ensuing inbounds play, Denison's Cameron Scott challenged the inbounds pass and the ball went off the foot of senior guard Henry Hinkle (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and out of bounds, giving the ball back to the Big Red, and Rubin followed with a pair of free throws for the 67-62 final.

Wallace led the Bishops with 17 points.

Carter finished with 10 points and a team-high 9 rebounds.  Carter also played in his 114th game as a Battling Bishop, tying the school record set by Mark Slayman from 1986-90 and equaled by Seth Clark (2013-14, 2015-18) and Nate Axelrod (2014-18).

Hinkle dished out a team-best 4 assists.

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