Ohio Wesleyan 73, Hiram 55

Dec. 11, 2004

Freshman wing Brian Cafarella (Westerville/North), freshman post Dustin Rudegeair (Yellow Springs) and sophomore wing Ted Uritus (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) buried consecutive 3-pointers to kick off a 16-1 run that broke open a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Hiram on Saturday at Rickey Arena.

Hiram jumped to an early 6-2 lead on the inside play of T.C. Spencer, who sank a pair of lay-ins and a pair of free throws. The Bishops closed to within 6-4 on a pair of Uritus free throws with 17:17 to play, and then both teams went ice-cold from the field. During the next 7 minutes of action, there was only one basket, that a 3-pointer by senior wing Bryan King (Sidney) that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 7-6 lead.

Spencer ended the drought with a 3-point play that gave the Terriers a 9-7 lead with 10:16 left in the first half.

On Ohio Wesleyan's next possession, Cafarella buried a 3-pointer that gave the Bishops the lead for good. Just 30 seconds later, Rudegeair knocked down a 3-pointer, and less than a minute later, Uritus followed suit to give the Bishops a 16-7 lead with 8:52 left in the first half.

After Rick Baldwin sank a free throw for Hiram, Uritus converted a 3-point play and sophomore post Ben Chojnacki (Medina) followed with a pair of hoops to cap the Bishop run, which left Ohio Wesleyan with a 23-10 lead with 6:49 left in the first half.

The Terriers closed to within 25-17 on a pair of Spencer lay-ins and a 3-pointer by Baldwin, but Ohio Wesleyan answered with a 14-2 run that saw King drill a pair of 3-pointers and Rudegeair contribute a 3-pointer and a lay-in. King's second 3-pointer hiked the Bishop lead to 39-19 with 1:58 left in the first half, and Hiram would come no closer than 15 points during the remainder of the contest.

Uritus led the Bishops with a career-high 26 points, going 9-for-14 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line. Rudegeair finished with 13 points, King added 12 and Chojnacki scored 11. King and Chojnacki shared the team lead with 5 rebounds apiece, and junior point guard Ross Rybarczyk (Oberlin/Elyria Catholic) led the Bishops with 5 assists.

Spencer led the Terriers with 23 points, going 7-for-9 from the field and 9-for-10 from the line. Baldwin added 12 points for Hiram. Carlton Dean led the Terriers with 9 rebounds and Chuck Williams had a team-high 3 assists.

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