Ohio Wesleyan 76, Denison 67

Jan. 3, 2003

Sophomore guard Bryan King (Sidney) scored 5 points and freshman guard Ross Rybarczyk (Oberlin/Elyria Catholic) added 4 points during a 14-1 first-half run that gave the Bishops breathing room and senior guard Kyle Comstock (Sunbury/Buckeye Valley) and junior center Travis Schwab (Medina) scored key points down the stretch to keep the Big Red at arm's length as Ohio Wesleyan held off Denison for a North Coast Athletic Conference win on Wednesday in Granville.

With the Bishops holding on to a 19-18 lead midway through the first half, Schwab started the Ohio Wesleyan run with a pair of free throws. King followed with a steal and a 3-pointer, then sank a pair of free throws a minute later to hike the lead to 26-18.

Alan Bradshaw hit one of 2 free throws to bring the Big Red within 26-19, but sophomore forward Brandon Cole (Sidney) drilled a 3-pointer and Rybarczyk hit a lay-in and added 2 free throws for a 33-19 Bishop lead with 3:54 left in the first half.

Denison answered with a Matt Warner jumper and a 3-pointer by Robb Hern to come back to within 33-24, but the Big Red would not come closer than 9 points until Warner scored with 1:23 left in the game, cutting the Bishop lead to 69-62.

Comstock then went 1-for-2 from the line and added a lay-in to hike the lead back to 10 points, and after Clint Shepherd's 3-pointer sliced the deficit to 6 points at 73-67 with :15 to play, Schwab hit 2 free throws with :09 left to ice the game.

Schwab led the Bishops with 19 points and 4 assists. King added 15 points and Cole finished with 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

Denison was led by Hern's 22 points and 6 rebounds, while Young finished with 15 points.

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