Mount Union powers past Muskingum

No. 19 Mount Union powered past Muskingum on Wednesday night in Ohio Athletic Conference action in Alliance, 94-70.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-11 overall, 0-7 Ohio Athletic Conference), Mount Union (10-0 overall, 7-0 Ohio Athletic Conference)
• Location: Alliance, Ohio - The MAAC

Game Notes

• Freshman Jalen Paige led the Muskies with 15 points and three assists.
• Junior Joshua Keyes and junior Joshua Glass each scored 10 points. Keyes also grabbed seven rebounds and Glass had four boards.
• Muskingum shot .368 (21-of-57) from the field.
• Jarrett Ruffin and JJ Kukora paced Mount Union with 26 points each.
• The Purple Raiders ended the game shooting .467 (28-of-60).
• Mount Union held a 46-30 advantage in rebounds and a 45-20 edge in bench points.

Inside The Numbers

• Mount Union led 33-23 at the break.
• Muskingum opened the game with a 15-6 surge through the opening nine minutes of play.
• Mount Union ended the final 11 minutes of play on a 27-8 run.
• In the second half, Mount Union maintained its double-digit lead and stretched it out to 24 points in the waning seconds of the contest.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Wilmington on Saturday, January 16. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and will feature Live Stats, Audio and Video on fightingmuskies.com.