Ohio Wesleyan 86, Notre Dame 76

Dec. 29, 2006

Senior post Ben Chojnacki (Medina) scored 6 points and junior wing Brian Cafarella (Westerville/North) had 5 during a 16-2 second-half run that broke open a win over Notre Dame in the consolation game of the Ashland University Holiday Inn Express Tournament on Friday in Ashland.

Trailing, 12-9, with 12:39 left in the first half, the Falcons scored 10 straight points, highlighted by a pair of jumpers from Karim McFarlane.

Ohio Wesleyan answered with 7 straight points to tie the game at 19-19, as junior post Dustin Rudegeair (Yellow Springs) hit a bucket and Chojacki drilled a 3-pointer and tied the game with a lay-in with 4:47 left in the first half.

The Bishops took the lead for good in the last minute of the period, when another Chojnacki 3-pointer broke a 26-26 tie.

Jerome Pierce's jumper at the buzzer brought Notre Dame within 29-28 at the intermission, but junior guard Casey Teeters (Westerville/Columbus St. Charles) and Chojnacki each nailed 3-pointers in the first minute of the second half, and a Chojnacki lay-in shortly thereafter stretched the Bishop lead to 37-30.

The Falcons closed to within 37-34, but the Bishops then went on their 16-2 run. Chojnacki started the spurt with consecutive lay-ins, senior wing Matt Shirer (Medina) added a pair of free throws and Cafarella hit a 3-pointer before consecutive lay-ins by Chojnacki and Cafarella, followed by a 3-point play from junior post Jesse Jean (Alexandria, Va./Hyde (Conn.) School) that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 53-36 lead with 12:38 left in regulation time.

Notre Dame would not come closer than 9 points until the last 8 seconds of the game, when Kyle Miller and Jeff Johnson hit 3-pointers to bring the Falcons within 84-76.

Chojnacki led the Bishops with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Shirer finished with 16 points and Rudegeair added 14 points. Teeters led the Bishops with 5 assists.

Pierce led Notre Dame with 21 points, Todd Fannin scored 14 points, Damian Blakeley had 11 points and McFarlane finished with 10 points and shared the team lead with 6 rebounds. Keith Bowden also had 6 rebounds and Miller led the Falcons with 6 assists.

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