Ohio Wesleyan 70, Kenyon 57

Jan. 8, 2005

Senior guard Bryan King (Sidney) drilled a 3-pointer to kick off a 12-0 run that gave Ohio Wesleyan breathing room, and freshman post Dustin Rudegeair (Yellow Springs) scored 7 straight points to quell a Kenyon rally as the Bishops defeated the Lords in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.

With Ohio Wesleyan leading, 22-15, with 7:41 left in the first half, King knocked down a 3-pointer and Rudegeair followed with a free throw and a jumper. Junior guard Ross Rybarczyk (Oberlin/Elyria Catholic) added a lay-in before Rudegeair followed with a bucket and 2 free throws to extend the Bishop lead to 34-15 with 3:54 left.

Ohio Wesleyan led, 38-19, at halftime, and still led by a margin of 57-40 when Rybarczyk sank a pair of free throws with 9:08 to play.

On Kenyon's next possession, sophomore post Ben Chojnacki (Medina) was called for his fifth foul, and the Lords took advantage of the opportunity and mounted a comeback, going on a 10-0 spurt to pull within 7 points of the lead. Andrew Good hit a pair of free throws, then Josh Klinger added a lay-in, Matt Formato converted a 3-point play and Chris Yorlano sank a 3-pointer to make it a 57-50 game with 6:08 remaining.

Rudegeair answered with a 3-point play on Ohio Wesleyan's next possession, restoring the Bishops' double-digit lead, then sank a pair of free throws with 5:04 to go and hit a lay-in with 4:23 to play. After a Good free throw, Rudegeair hit 2 more charity shots to give Ohio Wesleyan a 66-51 lead with 3:44 left.

Rudegeair and sophomore wing Ted Uritus (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) each posted career bests in the contest. Rudegeair led all players with 24 points, while Uritus led all players with a career-high 12 rebounds. King finished with 15 points and Rybarczyk had a team-high 9 assists.

Formato led the Lords with 14 points and 4 assists, while Tyler Rehm added 13 points and Klinger scored 12 points. Good led Kenyon with 7 rebounds.

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