Muskies slip at Capital

The Muskingum men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season as they fell to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Capital 86-68 Thursday evening at the Capital Center.

Muskies slip at Capital
Box Score
December 8, 2016

The Muskingum men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season as they fell to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Capital 86-68 Thursday evening at the Capital Center.

The Basics 

  • Location: Columbus, Ohio - Capital Center
  • Records: Muskingum (5-1 overall, 1-1 OAC), Capital (5-3 overall, 1-1 OAC)

First Half

  • Sophomore Jarrell Marsh led the Muskies in the first half as he recorded 13 points and five rebounds.
  • Freshman Marcus Dempsey chipped in 12 points.
  • Muskingum shot 13-for-26 (.500) from the field and 5-for-12 (.417) from three-point land.
  • Capital was led by Austin Schreck with eight points and three boards.
  • The Crusaders shot 15-for-33 (.455) from the field.
  • Muskingum used a 7-0 run led by senior Joshua Keyes to take the early 13-8 advantage with 16:31 remaining.
  • The Muskies took its largest lead of the half, 36-27 with 2:54 remaining as Marsh went 3-for-3 (1.00) from the free throw line.
  • Muskingum led at the break 39-33.

Second Half

  • Marsh posted nine points in the second half, while sophomore Devon Peart chipped in eight points.
  • The Muskies shot 10-for-33 (.333) from the field and 3-for-10 (.300) from behind the arc.
  • The Crusaders saw three players finish in double figures.
  • Tyrel Jackson led the way with 15 points, while Schreck and Joey Weingartner both finished with 12 points each.
  • Capital shot 19-for-38 (.500) from the field and 5-for-10 (.500) from three-point land.
  • The Crusaders dominated the second half outscoring the Muskies 53-29.

Post Game

  • Marsh led Muskingum with a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds.
  • Dempsey finished with 13 points, while Keyes added seven points and 10 rebounds.
  • Schreck paced Capital with 20 points.
  • Muskingum finished the game shooting 23-for-56 (.411) from the field and 8-for-22 (.364) from three-point.
  • Capital had the advantage shooting 34-for-71 (.479) from the field.

Up Next

  • Muskingum returns to action Saturday, December 10 as they welcome Baldwin Wallace to the Anne C. Steele Center. Game time is scheduled for 4:00 PM.