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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ross Banaszak hit a jumper with 12 seconds left to send Otterbein College to a 74-72 Ohio Athletic Conference win Saturday at Capital University.

Otterbein moves to 6-9 overall (2-6 OAC), while Capital falls to 6-8 overall (3-5 OAC)

Banaszak finished with a game-high 19 points and center Tyler Ousley had 17 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Cardinals.

Freshman Ryan Wood had a career-high 16 points and four three-pointers to pace Capital. Fellow Freshman Nate Stahl and sophomore Steve Kyser each had 15 and sophomore Matty Owens had 11 to round out the double figure scorers for Capital.

The lead changed hands three times early in the first half, before Otterbein went on a 22-6 surge to lead 29-13 with 6:26 left in the half. The Cardinals would maintain a 10-point lead, 41-31 at the break. Otterbein got 13 points from Banazak and 10 points from Ousley in the first half.

Capital rallied to start the second half scoring 10-straight points capped by a Wood three-pointer to tie the game at 41 with 15:20 left in the game. Another Wood three-pointer with 5:49 left to play would give Capital the lead, 60-59. With the score tied at 64, Otterbein would get a pair of three-pointers from Adam Wells and Eric Murphy, while Capital would got three minutes without a field goal to leave the score at 72-68 Otterbein with 46 seconds left. The Crusaders would tie the game on baskets from Mark Tinklenberg and Brian Alge setting up Banaszak's heroics.