(NORTH CANTON, Ohio) Walsh rallied in regulation, and in back-to-back overtime periods for a heart-stopping 88-83 win over Ohio Dominican University (7-15, 5-12). The win evened the Cavs' Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record at 9-9, and improved their overall record to 13-9. Walsh has won eight of their last ten games, and now trail GLIAC South co-leaders, Ashland and Findlay, by just one game. The Cavs are at Tiffin University on Saturday for a 3pm start. The game will be broadcast live on WNPQ FM 95.9.

L.J. Campbell (Sr., 6-8, Weirton, WV/Weir) and Trey Fletcher (So., 6-6, Ironton, OH/HS) combined for 24 first half points as Walsh took a 32-24 lead into the locker room. Campbell scored the first seven points of the game and finished the half 6-7 from the floor, and tallied 14 points. Fletcher connected on 5-6 fielders and finished the half with 10 points.

Walsh led by as many as nine points on two occasions in the second half, and led until ODU charged back and took their first lead of the game at 49-47 on two Trent Weaver free throws with 7:45 left.

Walsh regained the lead at 52-49 on a Zac Carter (So., 5-9, Ironton, OH/HS) three-ball with 6:55 left, but went cold as the Panthers scored six straight points to lead 55-52 with 4:02 to play.

ODU led 57-53 with 3:23 to play when Jesse Hardin Jr. (Jr., 6-2, Warren, OH/Harding) and Carter took over the scoring duties for the rest of the night. The Panthers led 57-55 with 3:03 to play when Hardin Jr. hit a long three to give Walsh a 58-57 lead. After a Carter steal, he scored on a layup to give the Cavs a 60-57 lead with 1:42 to play.

The Panthers missed two shots, the last with 53 seconds to play, but gained possession back when Fletcher turned it over after rebounding the ball. ODU took advantage, and Sherman Waugh drained a deep three from the right side to tie the game at 60-all with 38 seconds to play. Hardin Jr. then missed a long three to send the game into the first overtime.

Ohio Dominican led the entire first overtime session, and led by five points with 3:26 to play. Hardin Jr. and Carter then scored six points to pull Walsh to within a point at 69-68 with 46 seconds left.

Hardin Jr. then stole the ball with 19 seconds left and passed to Carter who knifed his way to basket, but could not score after being knocked to the floor. Carter would then foul on the ensuing possession and send Mike DeLeon to line with 13 seconds left. DeLeon calmly hit two free throws to give the visitors a 71-68 lead. But just like he did at Malone some two weeks ago, Carter buried a long three to send the game into a second overtime.

Walsh quickly fell behind by six points (79-73) in the second OT with 3:07 to play when they went to work again.

Hardin Jr. hit two free throws to narrow the gap to 79-75, and Carter made two free throws to trim the lead to 79-77 with 2:31 left.

DeLeon then scored on great pass from Chad Nelson give ODU a four-point lead at 81-77 with 2:23 left.

Campbell was then fouled and sank two free throws to again pull the Cavs to within two points at 81-79 with 2:04 left. Carter then stole the ball and Hardin Jr. scored on a layup to tie the game at 81-all with 1:43 to play.

After Waugh missed a layup, Campbell scored with 55 seconds left to give Walsh an 83-81 lead. ODU then turned the ball over, and Hardin Jr. scored to give Walsh an 85-81 lead with 17 seconds to play. Hardin Jr. then rebounded a Chad Nelson three-point miss, and split a pair of free throws to give Walsh an 86-81 lead with eight seconds left. Carter then hit two free throws, after a Waugh layup, for the final margin.

Hardin Jr. scored 21 of this game-high 23 points in the final 3:53 of regulation and the two overtime periods. He also grabbed eight rebounds.

Fletcher added 19 points and six rebounds. Campbell had a double-double with a career-best 18 points and 11 rebounds. He was 7-10 from floor. Carter scored all of his 18 points in the second half.

Carter and Hardin scored 34 of Walsh's last 38 points.

Walsh shot 45% from the floor, but did turn the ball over 19 times. The Cavs did a great job on the glass, as they outrebounded the Panthers 48-30.

Walsh has won the last 18 meetings with ODU.