Men's basketball stings BW for huge OAC road win

The Muskingum men's basketball team team notched a huge Ohio Athletic Conference road win at Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, 96-88. 

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (5-12 overall, 2-8 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (10-7 overall, 5-5 OAC)
• Location: Berea, Ohio - Ursprung Gymnasium

Game Notes

• Junior Rickey Wilson scored a career-high 22 points to lead a balanced scoring attack that saw five Muskies scoring in double-digits. Wilson posted a career-high 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting, which included hitting 3-of-4 from behind the arc and making 5-of-6 free throws.
• Freshman Jalen Paige added 21 points.
• Junior Joshua Keyes recorded his third double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
• Freshman Jarrell Marsh had 12 points and six rebounds.
• Junior Malik Billingsley tied his career-high with 11 points.
• Muskingum ended the outing shooting .516 (32-of-62) from the field, which included making 10-of-17 three-point shots.
• The Muskies held a 43-32 edge in rebounds and a 45-22 advantage in bench points.
• BW's Jake Fetherolf led all scorers with 30 points.
• Cam Kuhn added 27 points for the Yellow Jackets.
• Baldwin Wallace shot .431 (31-of-72) from the field.

Inside The Numbers

• The victory was the first on the road for the Muskies this season.
• Muskingum has now won two of its last three OAC contests.
• The Muskies are now tied for eighth in the league with Wilmington. The top eight teams at the end of the OAC regular season advance to the OAC Tournament.
• Muskingum's 96 points were the second most points scored by the team this season.
• The game featured 13 lead changes and six ties.
• A tight first half saw the Muskies take a 33-32 lead into the break.
• In the second half, Muskingum used a 14-4 run to build a 51-43 lead at 15:52.
• Baldwin Wallace fought back and took a 70-67 lead with 6:48 on the clock.
• Muskingum answered the BW run with a 10-0 surge to take the lead for good at 77-70 with 4:19 to play.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts OAC rival Marietta on Wednesday, January 27. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. Live Stats and Audio will be available on fightingmuskies.com.