Men's Basketball swats Yellow Jackets in OAC play

Behind a total team effort, the Muskingum men's basketball team best Baldwin Wallace in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon in the Anne C. Steele Center, 83-73.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (8-11, 3-9), Baldwin Wallace (11-8, 7-5)
• Location: Anne C. Steele Center
• Attendance: 485

Notables

• In a special pregame ceremony, Muskingum recognized junior Marcus Dempsey on becoming the all-time leading scorer in program history. Dempsey set the mark on Wednesday against Capital.

Inside The Numbers

• Dempsey led the Muskies erupting for 42 points while grabbing six rebounds. He finished shooting 13-of-29 (.448) from the floor and went 15-of-17 (.882) from the free-throw line.
• Junior Alex Masinelli added a career-high 16 points and led the team in rebounding snatching a career-high 14. He went 5-of-9 (.556) from the field and 6-of-6 (100.0) from the charity stripe.
• Junior Tyler Bardall chipped in 14 points going 8-of-8 (100.0) from the free-throw line.
• Leading the Yellow Jackets was Luke Schaefer with 31 points finishing 11-of-20 (.550) from the floor and 5-of-9 (.556) from the three-point line.
• Muskingum ended the game going 24-of-53 (.453) from the field and 29-of-31 (.935) from the charity stripe.
• Baldwin Wallace finished the afternoon shooting 25-of-72 (.347) from the field and 16-of-21 (.762) from the free-throw line.
• The Yellow Jackets ended with a slight edge in rebounding, 42-38.

Game Highlights

The Yellow Jackets got off to a 18-10 start within the first six minutes of the game with Dempsey scoring 8 of those 10 for the Muskie side. Muskingum would go on a 9-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 19-18, with 11:48 remaining in the first half. Throughout the rest of the first half, the Muskies and the Yellow Jackets would battle back and forth and trade baskets and leads. Muskingum fought for a 10-point lead, 42-32, to end the first half.

Muskingum continued to hold onto their strong lead within the first six minutes of the second half, then at the 14:31 mark Baldwin Wallace went on a 6-0 run to cut their deficit to four, 49-45. Muskingum brought their lead back to 10 points again, 62-52, with less than eight minutes left in the game and also saw their largest lead of the game at the 4:30 mark, 72-58. 

What's Next

• The Muskies next travel to Alliance to take on #20 Mount Union in OAC play on Wednesday, February 5. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. at the MAAC.