Men’s Basketball battles Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace this week

The Muskingum men's basketball team will welcome Mount Union to the Anne C. Steele Center on Wednesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. and will hit the road on Saturday, January 20 to take on NCAA Division III #25 Baldwin Wallace at 4:00 p.m.

Game 1: Muskingum vs Mount Union- 7:00 p.m. (Live Stats: fightingmuskies.com).

Game 2: Muskingum at Baldwin Wallace- 2:00 p.m. (Live Stats/Video: bwyellowjackets.com).

Records: Muskingum 6-9 overall, 4-4 OAC, Mount Union 9-6 overall, 5-3 OAC, Baldwin Wallace 12-3 overall, 6-2 OAC

Muskingum Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

• Marcus Dempsey erupted with 40 points for the Muskingum University men's basketball team, but Ohio Northern's .609 shooting from the floor gave the hosts the 108-87 win on Saturday night. Dempsey went 13-of-26 from the floor, which included 4-of-8 from the arc, and grabbed five rebounds. This was the third time in six games he has registered 40 plus points.
• The Muskies are sixth in the OAC standings with a 4-4 record.
• Dempsey is ranked first in the conference and third in Division III in points per game (29.3). He is making 51.1% of his shots from the field (157-of-307) and 42.9% from the arc (48-of-112). Dempsey is also dishing out 2.6 assists per game.
• Devon Peart is averaging 10.3 points per game with his season-high being 22 points in Muskingum's 90-83 win at Heidelberg.
• Brandon Keyes is averaging 4.5 rebounds per game to lead the squad.
• Muskingum has scored 70 or more points in each game this season.
• Overall, the Muskies are fourth in free throw percentage (.732) and tied for fifth in steals per game (6.8) in the league.
• Wednesday's match-up against Mount Union is the first meeting this year, while on December 9, 2017, Muskingum beat then 22-ranked Baldwin Wallace, 91-78, at home.

Mount Union Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

• Mount Union won 82-70 against Capital on Saturday.
• The Raiders are fifth in the league standings with a 5-3 record.
• Three Mount Union players are averaging double-digit scoring: JJ Kukura (18.7), Nathan Bower-Malone (12.9), and D'Vontay Friga (10.9).
• Senior Kukura is first on the team in points per game (18.7) and rebounds per game (5.7), while ranked sixth in the conference in points per game.
• Sophomore Bower-Malone is tossing out 4.4 assists per game, which ranks fourth best in the OAC.
• The Raiders are third in the OAC in assists per game (15.6) and fourth in three-point percentage (.392).

Baldwin Wallace Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

• Baldwin Wallace defeated Otterbein on the road this past Saturday, 79-66.
• The Yellow Jackets were on a seven game winning streak until Ohio Northern snapped it last Wednesday night.
• Baldwin Wallace is second in conference play with a 6-2 record.
• Three players are averaging double-digit scoring: Senior Cam Kuhn (19.5), junior Jay Battle (15.7), and senior Jake Fetherolf (12.1).
• Kuhn is fifth in the conference in points per game (19.5).
• Fetherolf leads the team and OAC in rebounds per game with 9.5.
• Battle is leading the squad in assists per game with 2.8.
• The Yellow Jackets are first in the league in free throw percentage (.771), third in blocks per game (3.4), fifth in rebounds per game (36.7), three-point percentage (.385), and field goal percentage (.468).