Wabash 62, Ohio Wesleyan 52

Feb. 22, 2005

Andrew Zimmer's basket capped a 7-0 Wabash run to end the first half, and the Little Giants pulled away during the second half to defeat Ohio Wesleyan in a a North Coast Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday at Crawfordsville, Ind.

Ohio Wesleyan had taken an early 3-2 lead on a 3-pointer by junior wing Andy Warnock (Delaware/Hayes), but Wabash scored the next 6 points to take an 8-3 lead.

The Bishops stormed back to within 10-9 on a 3-pointer by freshman wing Brian Cafarella (Westerville/North) and a 3-point play by sophomore post Ben Chojnacki (Medina). Ohio Wesleyan eventually tied the game at 16-16 on Cafarella's 3-pointer with 8:13 left in the first half and surged ahead on 3 straight free throws by Chojnacki for a 19-16 lead with 6:47 remaining.

Wabash came back to tie the game on 3 free throws by Adonis Joseph, then took the lead on Zimmer's tip-in with 4:42 left in the first half. Wes Koch added a bucket to give Wabash a 23-19 lead, but Cafarella answered with a hoop to bring the Bishops within 23-21 with 2:52 remaining.

The Little Giants then got a pair of free throws from David Wagner, a 3-pointer by Michael Woods and a basket from Zimmer to take a 30-21 lead into the locker room.

Senior guard Bryan King (Sidney) buried a 3-pointer to open the second half, whittling the gap to 30-24, but Wabash came back with an 11-2 run that included a 3-pointer and a lay-in by Kyle Coffey. Zimmer's basket with 11:51 left capped the run and gave Wabash a 41-26 lead, and after Chojnacki sank a pair of free throws for Ohio Wesleyan, Zimmer buried a 3-pointer to give the Little Giants a 44-28 lead with 11:21 to go.

Chojnacki's lay-in with :26 remaining brought Ohio Wesleyan to within 61-52, and that was as close as the Bishops would come.

Chojnacki led the Bishops with 23 points. King posted team highs of 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Caleb Lyttle and Coffey each scored 12 points for Wabash, with Lyttle adding a game-high 12 rebounds.

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