Sophomore Ryan Wood matched his season-high with 21 points, while junior Steve Kyser scored 14 of his 17 including three three-point field goals in the second half to keep Capital perfect in OAC play (4-2, 2-0 OAC).
Wilmington had three players in double figures led by 15 points from Sam Lahmers as the Quakers stays winless in the OAC at 0-2 and 3-3 overall.
Kyser hit a three-pointer with 1:59 to play to tie the game at 76-76; then the Crusaders went 7-of-8 from the free throw line the rest of the way to ice the victory.
Wilmington jumped out to a 12-5 lead when Sam Lahmers hit a jumper with 15:24 left in the first half. Capital responded with a 12-2 run capped by a Jake Fanning three to take its first lead of the game, 17-14, at the 11:18 mark. Four ties and four lead changes highlighted the remainder of the half with Capital taking a 36-35 lead at the break.
The second half featured seven lead changes, seven ties and neither team held more than a four-point lead until the final minutes of play.
Aside from Kyser and Wood, Nate Stahl had 12 points and Fanning came off the bench for 10 as the other double digit scorers for Capital.
Newspaper Box Score Wilmington vs Capital 12/06/06 7 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio - The Capital Center At Columbus, Ohio - The Capital Center CAPITAL 83, WILMINGTON 76 WILMINGTON (3-3, 0-2 OAC) Sam Lahmers 6-8 2-4 15; Zach Broermann 6-10 1-1 14; Kerry Wilkinson 3-5 2-2 10; Justin Gaines 3-5 2-2 9; Scott Walters 2-2 5-7 9; Jeff Proctor 2-3 2-2 6; Kevin Colson 1-1 1-2 4; Tyler Ledford 1-2 0-0 3; Nick Berter 1-3 0-0 3; Brandon Rogers 1-3 0-0 2; Fred Harrison 0-9 1-2 1. Totals 26-51 16-22 76. CAPITAL (4-2, 2-0 OAC) Ryan Wood 5-7 7-8 21; Steve Kyser 5-6 4-6 17; Nate Stahl 4-7 2-5 12; Jake Fanning 2-6 5-6 10; Pat Stolly 2-4 2-2 6; Casey Brown 2-7 2-2 6; Brian Alge 2-4 0-0 5; Quintin Mitchell 1-4 0-0 2; Ross Niekamp 1-2 0-0 2; Ben Gunn 1-1 0-0 2; Zach Hollingsworth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 22-29 83. Wilmington.................... 35 41 - 76 Capital....................... 36 47 - 83 3-point goals--Wilmington 8-15 (Kerry Wilkinson 2-4; Nick Berter 1-3; Tyler Ledford 1-1; Kevin Colson 1-1; Zach Broermann 1-2; Justin Gaines 1-2; Sam Lahmers 1-2), Capital 11-18 (Ryan Wood 4-6; Steve Kyser 3-4; Nate Stahl 2-3; Jake Fanning 1-3; Brian Alge 1-1; Ross Niekamp 0-1). Fouled out--Wilmington-Fred Harrison, Capital-None. Rebounds--Wilmington 28 (Sam Lahmers 6), Capital 28 (Casey Brown 5). Assists--Wilmington 10 (Kerry Wilkinson 3; Scott Walters 3), Capital 19 (Pat Stolly 6). Total fouls--Wilmington 23, Capital 19. Technical fouls--Wilmington-Zach Broermann, Capital-Casey Brown. A-418 Capital's Ryan Wood (Pickerington/Central) matches career-high with 21 pts. Capital has season-high 11 made three-pointers ... Capital closes game on 10-0 run over final 2:06 ... Capital at John Carroll Saturday, Dec. 9 at 3 pm game on radio on WFCO 90.9 FM