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61
Winner Baldwin Wallace BW 7-6,3-3 OAC
58
Wilmington (OH) WILM 2-11,0-6 OAC
Winner
Baldwin Wallace BW
7-6,3-3 OAC
61
Final
58
Wilmington (OH) WILM
2-11,0-6 OAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Baldwin Wallace BW 34 27 61
Wilmington (OH) WILM 33 25 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Stung Late By the Yellow Jackets

(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's basketball team went down to the wire Saturday afternoon in Hermann Court with the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets. The Quakers held a 58-55 lead with 3:52 to play but wouldn't score another point as the Yellow Jackets ended the game on a 6-0 run to win 61-58. Wilmington is now 2-11 overall this season and 0-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).

Both teams clawed their way to a 12-12 tie with 13:51 to play in the first half. A small 13-8 run for the Quakers gave them a 25-20 lead with 8:34 remaining in the half. Bryce Bird scored four points to fuel the rally for Wilmington. The Yellow Jackets answered with a 10-0 run for a 30-25 lead, but the Quakers rallied back with five points to tie the game back up at 30-30. Baldwin Wallace held a 34-33 advantage heading into the break.

Wilmington used a 9-0 run out of the locker room that included three big dunks to earn a 42-34 lead with 15:58 to play in the game. The Quakers continued to hold a steady lead until Baldwin Wallace came back to tie the game at 53-53 with just 5:58 left. With the Quakers leading 58-55, Wilmington faltered down the stretch and fell behind 61-58. A last second three pointer was no good from Elijah Cathey as they dropped the game.

Notables
  • Elijah Cathey tied for the game-high with 11 points, giving him three games this season with double digit points.
  • Domenic Farley scored 10 and has three games with double-digit points this season.
  • Gavin Heimlich grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
  • Obed Achirem and Cathey tied for the team-high with three assists each and the game-high with two steals a piece.
  • Ben Golan, Zach McGuirt, and Heimlich all tied for the game-high with one block.
  • The Quakers had more bench points (23-22) and second chance points (14-9) than the Yellow Jackets.
  • Both teams made 23 field goals and seven three pointers, but the Yellow Jackets won it by knocking down three more free throws than the Quakers did.

What's Up Next
Wilmington is back in Hermann Court Wednesday night at 7:00 P.M. against the Capital University Comets.
 
 
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