Men’s Basketball stumbles at Capital

The Muskingum men's basketball team dropped a road contest to OAC-foe Capital on Thursday night.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (0-7 Overall, 0-2 OAC), Capital (3-4 Overall, 1-1 OAC)
• Location: The Capital Center – Bexley, Ohio

Inside the Numbers 

• Freshman Kaelan Pulliam tallied a career-high 13 points to lead the Muskies. Pulliam also registered a team-high three steals as well.
• Sophomore DJ Donnell notched 12 points and two steals for Muskingum, while sophomore Zachary Chatmon tallied nine points and four rebounds.
• Freshman Logan Stotzer and sophomore Landen Russell both chipped in nine points for the Muskies, while junior Bradley Russell finished with three rebounds.
• Capital was led by Carter Combs with 19 points and five assists, while Tre Hammonds finished with 16 points for the Comets.
• Muskingum finished 21-for-46 (45.7%) from the floor on the night, while Capital went 33-for-60 (55%) from the field.
• Muskingum shot 4-for-14 (28.6%) from behind the arc, while the Comets finished 12-for-30 (40%) from three-point range.
• Capital finished with a slight 31-25 edge in rebounds, and the Comets also finished with 18 assists on the game compared to six for Muskingum.
• Capital forced 20 Muskingum turnovers, while Muskingum forced Capital to cough it up 14 times. The Comets converted Muskingum's turnovers into 25 points, while Muskingum converted their takeaways into 12 points.
• Capital outscored Muskingum 38-26 in the paint, and the Comets also held an edge in fast break points by a 15-4 margin.

Up Next

• Muskingum will be back in action on Saturday, December 12, when they host Otterbein at 2:00 p.m. The game is part of Muskingum's annual Hoops for Hunger food drive. All fans in attendance will receive free admission to the contest with any canned food, nonperishable, or monetary donation at the gate.
• Follow the men's game, Muskingum's women's basketball team will battle the Otterbein at 4:00 p.m. Muskingum's wrestling team will wrap-up the slate of events at home against Waynesburg and Mount St. Joseph for their Headlocks for Hunger tri-match at 7:00 p.m. All donations at the gate will allow free admission to all three events.