The Muskies’ win over Earlham propels them to their best season start since 1968–69
The Muskingum men's basketball team defeated Earlham 82-72 inside the Steele Center on Tuesday night. The Muskies are now 6-0, which is the best start to a season since the 1968-69 season.
Earlham
72
Muskingum
82
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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33 | 39 | 72 |
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35 | 47 | 82 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Earlham
Pts:
Bud Davis
- 20
Reb:
Connor Smith
- 7
Ast:
Bud Davis
- 6
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Earlham | Muskingum |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-55) | (29-70) |
| Field Goal % | 52.7% | 41.4% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 34 |
| Assists | 8 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 22 | 15 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 35 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 10 | 10 |
| Pts in the Paint | 50 | 36 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 10 | 22 |
| Bench Pts | 25 | 41 |
November 25, 2025
The Muskingum men's basketball team defeated Earlham 82-72 inside the Steele Center on Tuesday night. The Muskies are now 6-0, which is the best start to a season since the 1968-69 season. Sophomore Phil Towns led the way for Muskingum with a career-high 21 points.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (6-0), Earlham (0-5)
- Location: Steele Center - New Concord, Ohio
Noteables
- With this win, the Muskies move to 6-0 on the year, their best start since the 1968-69 season.
Inside the Numbers
- Sophomore Phil Towns led the Muskies with a career-high 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting. Towns added 3 assists and 3 steals.
- Freshman Roman Crosby added his career-high 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting. Crosby also tallied 6 rebounds and 1 block.
- Junior Owen Emig also added 14 points along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.
- Senior Duane Davis had 13 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals for Muskingum.
- Junior Nathan Walker tallied 8 points and 9 rebounds.
- Sophomore Terrell Darden added 6 points off the bench for the Muskies on 3 of 6 shooting.
- As a team, Muskingum shot 29-70 from the field, 8-25 from three-point range, and 16-21 at the free-throw line. Muskingum logged 34 total rebounds, 16 offensive, dished out 13 assists, had 13 steals, and 2 blocks.
- Bud Davis led the way for Earlham with 20 points.
- Noah Gathings added 13 points for the Quakers.
Up Next
- The Muskies will be back in action for conference play on Wednesday, December 3, when they will travel to Capital. Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm in Columbus.