Men's Basketball suffers a loss to Mount Union
The Muskingum men's basketball team suffered a loss to Mount Union on Thursday night, 87-78.
Mount Union
16-4, 10-3 OAC
87
Muskingum
7-13, 3-10 OAC
78
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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41 | 46 | 87 |
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33 | 45 | 78 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Mount Union
Pts:
Andrew Francesconi
- 15
Reb:
Tommy Stenger
- 8
Ast:
Nathan Bower-Malone
- 5
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Mount Union | Muskingum |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (32-66) | (24-62) |
| Field Goal % | 48.5% | 38.7% |
| Rebounds | 37 | 41 |
| Assists | 13 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 9 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 8 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 16 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 24 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 2 |
| Bench Pts | 36 | 22 |
January 31, 2019
The Muskingum men's basketball team suffered a loss to Mount Union on Thursday night, 87-78.
- Records: Muskingum (7-13 overall, 3-10 OAC), Mount Union (16-4 overall, 10-3 OAC)
- Location: New Concord, Ohio - Anne C. Steele Center
- Senior Devon Peart led the Muskies in scoring with 18 points and hauled in five rebounds.
- Freshman Trey Singleton cashed in 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
- Junior Cameron Miller tallied 14 points and five rebounds.
- Freshman Carson Carter added 11 points.
- As a team, the Muskies went 24-for-62 (38.7%) from the field and 8-for-25 from the arc (32.0%).
- Andrew Francesconi guided the Purple Raiders in scoring with 15 points, while Nathan Bower-Malone put up 12 points.
- Mount Union made 48.5% of their shots (32-for-66), went 11-for-28 from the arc (39.3%), and ended the contest shooting 12-for-18 from the free-throw line (66.7%).
- The teams were neck-and-neck through the opening minutes of play, with neither squad leading by more than four points. Then, at the 6:59 mark, Tommy Stenger hit a three-pointer for Mount Union to put them up by six points (29-23). The Purple Raiders used this surge to increase their advantage to 11 points (41-30) at the 1:14 juncture. Peart answered for the Muskies with a bucket and a foul shot, cutting the deficit to eight points (41-33) at the break.
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Mount Union came out firing in the second half, increasing their lead to 12 points (52-40) thanks to a triple from Francesconi with 14:24 on the clock. The Muskies came back after Peart drained a bucket from downtown to ignite a huge 17-4 run, giving Muskingum a one-point edge over the Purple Raiders (57-56) with 10:47 to go. Mount Union retaliated with an 11-5 span, regaining the lead (67-62) at the 7:18 mark. Over the next six minutes, the Purple Raiders outscored the Muskies (16-12) to make it a nine-point game (83-74). Mount Union used this momentum to secure the road win.
- Muskingum next travels to Heidelberg on Saturday, February 2. Game time is slated for 4:00 p.m.
