Robert Morris 91, Ohio Wesleyan 72

Nov. 27, 2005

Sophomore wing Brian Cafarella (Westerville/North) scored 8 straight points to cap a 15-0 first-half run that gave the Bishops the lead, but Robert Morris rallied to tie the game early in the second half and went on to defeat Ohio Wesleyan in the championship game of Hanover's John R. Collier Tournament on Sunday in Hanover, Ind.

The Bishops took an early 10-5 lead on a 3-pointer by junior post Ben Chojnacki (Medina) less than 2 minutes into the game and still led, 12-8, on Chojnacki's lay-in with 16:55 left in the first half.

Robert Morris, ranked fourth in the NAIA national poll, scored the next 9 points, with Reggie George starting the run off with a dunk, Freeman Taylor scoring a pair of buckets and Jerome Harper sinking a 3-pointer to give the Eagles a 17-12 lead.

Ohio Wesleyan answered with a pair of jumpers by sophomore post Jesse Jean (Alexandria, Va./Hyde (Conn.) School, a 3-point play by freshman wing Kyle Holliday (Van Wert) and Cafarella's 8 straight points to take a 27-17 lead with 11:38 left in the first half.

The Bishops still led, 48-36, on a 3-pointer by junior wing Ted Uritus (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) with 1:45 left in the first half, but Robert Morris finished off the half with a 9-0 burst that included a 3-pointer by James Parker and 2 baskets by George. The Eagles then took the lead by opening the second half with a pair of baskets by Taylor for a 49-48 advantage less than 2 minutes into the period.

Chojnacki hit a pair of baskets to tie the game at 52-52 with 17:24 remaining, but Harper sank a pair of 3-pointers to put the Eagles ahead to stay.

Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 60-56 on Jean's lay-in with 12:42 left, but Robert Morris broke the game open with a 17-2 run that featured 2 more 3-pointers by Parker.

Chojnacki led the Bishops with 18 points. Holliday finished with a season-high 14, Jean added 13 and Cafarella finished with 10. Holliday led the Bishops with 6 rebounds and junior guard Matt Shirer (Medina) and senior guard Ross Rybarczyk (Oberlin/Elyria Catholic) shared the team lead with 5 assists apiece.

Taylor led Robert Morris with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Harper scored 16 points and dished out a team-high 7 assists, Anthony Smith scored 15 points and George added 13 points.

Chojnacki represented the Bishops on the all-tournament team.

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