OBERLIN, Ohio – Randy Ollie's 22 points and eight rebounds led Oberlin College (8-10, 4-7 NCAC) to a 62-50 victory over Kenyon College (6-12, 4-7 NCAC) Wednesday night in a North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball game.
 
The Yeomen's use of the paint, where they scored 42 points, was a major key in the game.
 
Nathan Cohen added 17 points for Oberlin.  As a team, the Yeomen hit 14-of-16 (87.5%) from the foul line.
 
Tim Connolly led the Lords with 16 points. He added four rebounds, three steals, and was perfect from the foul line (6-6). John Bray added 13 points and three rebounds while Brien Comey chipped in with five points, six rebounds, and blocked a season-high five shots.
 
With the score tied at 4 after a Connolly layup a little over two minutes into the game, the Yeomen went on a 13-2 run to take control. Nathan Cohen started the stretch with a three-pointer and Ollie capped off the run with a pair of free throws bringing the score to 17-6 Oberlin.
 
The Lords fought on a pair of occasions to cut the deficit to six points but couldn't get any closer as the Yeomen scored four points in the final 41 seconds to take a 31-21 lead into halftime.
 
Second-half action started well for Kenyon as they scored the first four points to bring the deficit to six points (31-25).
 
Cooper Handelsman added a jumper with 16:12 left that, once again, brought the Yeomen's lead to six points (35-29). Unfortunately for the Lords, that margin remained the same over the next four minutes before Oberlin pushed ahead for good.
 
Ian Campbell scored a pair of free throws to put the Yeomen up 10 points (39-29) and they never looked back.
 
The closest Kenyon got in the final 12:28 was eight points on two occasions.
 
The Lords' offense struggled getting into any rhythym in the game shooting 37.5% including a 0-for-9 clip in three-point territory. Oberlin also had a 13-2 second-chance points advantage and held a 15-6 bench points lead.
 
Kenyon is back at home January 31 when it hosts Allegheny College (9-9, 6-5 NCAC) at 3 p.m.