Earlham 68, Ohio Wesleyan 65

Jan. 13, 2007

Junior post Dustin Rudegeair (Yellow Springs) scored to bring Ohio Wesleyan within a point with :09 to play, but senior wing Matt Shirer (Medina) misfired on a game-tying 3-point shot just before the buzzer and Earlham held on for a North Coast Athletic Conference win over the Bishops on Saturday at Richmond, Ind.

The Quakers led, 64-60, on a lay-in by Joe Rihm with 3:09 left in regulation time.

Rudegeair then canned a jumper on Ohio Wesleyan's next possession and was fouled on the play, but missed the free throw that would have brought the Bishops within 64-63 with 2:53 to go. With the score still 64-62, Rudegeair was fouled with 2:02 to play and hit the second of 2 free throws to make it 64-63.

After each team committed a turnover and missed a 3-pointer, Markous Jewett was fouled and hit 2 free throws to give Earlham a 66-63 lead with :26 to play, but Rudegeair answered with a lay-in that brought Ohio Wesleyan back within 66-65 with :09 to go.

Forced to foul to get the ball back, the Bishops sent Jewett back to the line with :07 to go, and Jewett hit both free throws to increase the Quaker lead to 68-65.

Shirer got a look at a game-tying 3-pointer, but his shot with :01 to play was off the mark.

Ohio Wesleyan opened up a 12-6 lead just over 5 minutes into the game, getting all 12 markers on 3-pointers by senior post Ben Chojnacki (Medina).

Chojnacki would bury a fifth consecutive shot from long range, but Earlham went on a 10-3 run that included a 3-pointer by Tristian Gregory and 3 points from Nick Welsh, and the Quakers took a 16-15 lead on Jewett's lay-in with 10:53 left in the first half.

With a 25-23 lead, Earlham went on a 9-2 run, with LaRon Henry hitting a 3-pointer and Welsh, Jewett and Neil Collins adding baskets for a 34-25 lead with 2:37 to play in the first half.

Chojnacki brought the Bishops within 34-28 with his sixth 3-pointer of the game, and neither team would score during the final 2 minutes of the half.

Ohio Wesleyan opened the second half with a 10-2 run, tying the game at 36-36 on a jumper by freshman guard Robby Gardiner (Dublin/Coffman) and taking a 38-36 lead on Rudegeair's jumper.

Earlham re-took the lead on Henry's 3-pointer, and the Quakers would take a 50-41 lead on another Henry 3-pointer with 11:18 left in regulation time.

The Bishops answered with a 15-5 run that included a pair of Rudegeair lay-ins, a lay-in by senior wing Ted Uritus (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) and a 3-point play by sophomore wing Kyle Holliday (Van Wert). Gardiner capped the run with a pair of free throws that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 56-55 lead with 5:42 to play.

Jewett followed with a jumper that put Earlham ahead to stay, and Gregory's lay-in gave the Quakers a 59-56 lead with 4:59 remaining, setting up the final few minutes.

Chojnacki led the Bishops with 24 points, while Rudegeair added 15 points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Gardiner, Shirer and junior guard Casey Teeters (Westerville/Columbus St. Charles) shared the team lead with 2 assists apiece.

Jewett led Earlham with 22 points and 6 rebounds, while Henry finished with 19 points. Neil Collins had 6 assists and shared the Quaker lead with 6 assists.

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