Denison 82, Ohio Wesleyan 68

Jan. 5, 2005

John Wagner hit a 3-pointer that put Denison ahead to stay and Tony Julian scored 4 straight points to kick off a key second-half run that helped the Big Red defeat the Bishops in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Wednesday in Granville.

Ohio Wesleyan had raced to an early 14-9 lead, with senior guard Bryan King (Sidney) hitting a 3-pointer and a 2-pointer and freshman post Dustin Rudegeair (Yellow Springs) adding a pair of baskets before Denison rallied to tie the game at 16-16. The Big Red went on to take a 12-point lead late in the first half and still led by a score of 45-35 with 17:55 left in regulation time.

The Bishops stormed back, getting a pair of baskets from sophomore post Ben Chojnacki (Medina), a 3-pointer by King and a basket and 2 free throws by Rudegeair, to slice the gap to 47-46 with 14:13 left, and after Denison's Robb Hern scored, King drilled another 3-pointer to even the game at 49-49 with 13:39 to play.

Denison took a 51-49 lead on another Hern basket, but sophomore wing Ted Uritus (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) converted a 3-point lay to give the Bishops a 52-51 lead with 12:16 left, but Wagner answered with a 3-pointer on the Big Red's next possession gave Denison the lead for good.

Ohio Wesleyan trailed, 59-57, on Chojnacki's 3-point play with 9:47 left in regulation time, but the Big Red then went on a 16-4 tear to break open the game. Julian had a basket and a pair of free throws to kick off the Denison spurt, then Dan Izzo added a jumper to make it a 65-57 game with 7:25 to play.

King hit a free throw and a 3-pointer to bring the Bishops back to within 67-61 with 4:42 left, but on Denison's next possession, the Big Red got a 3-pointer from Pete Harris, with Izzo drawing a foul on the play, and Izzo's 2 free throws completed a 5-point possession that hiked the lead to 72-61 with 4:24 remaining.

Chojnacki led one final Bishop comeback attempt, collecting a basket, a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer during a frantic rally to brought Ohio Wesleyan to within 76-68 with 1:07 left, but the Bishops would not score again.

Chojnacki the Bishops with 23 points and 5 rebounds, while King finished with 15 points.

Dan Hodgkinson led the Big Red with 18 points, while Hern added 14 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Izzo scored 12 points and Wagner and Harris each finished with 11 points.

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