Men's Basketball delivers big pre-Christmas win

The Muskingum men's basketball team delivered a big pre-Christmas win against Ohio Northern on Saturday afternoon in the Rec Center, 77-65.

Senior Logan Kimble led the Muskies with a team-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He also added seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Junior Cody Seiler scored 19 points and hauled in eight rebounds, while sophomore Joshua Glass had 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore Joshua Keyes registered a career-high six blocks and secured two steals to help lead the Muskie defensive effort that held Ohio Northern to a .295 (18-of-61) shooting percentage.

Muskingum (3-7, 1-4) ended the game shooting .474 (27-of-57) and held a 44-32 edge in rebounds.

Ohio Northern (5-4, 1-4) was paced by Lucas Pennington who scored a game-high 28 points.

With Ohio Northern leading 25-24 with 6:43 to play in the opening half, the Muskies went on a 13-2 run to take a 37-27 lead with 2:26 on the clock. Muskingum took a 39-33 lead into the break.

In the second half, the Muskies maintained their advantage and took a 54-39 lead with 13:17 to play following a pair of Glass free throws. Muskingum increased its lead to 20 late in the outing en route to the home victory.

Muskingum next plays at Franciscan on Saturday, January 3. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.