Muskies drop road contest to Heidelberg

The Muskingum men's basketball team dropped a road-OAC contest to Heidelberg, 75-66.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (5-16 Overall, 2-12 OAC), Heidelberg (16-3 Overall, 11-2 OAC)
• Location: Seiberling Gymnasium – Tiffin, Ohio

How it Happened

• After falling behind 6-0 early on, the Muskies rattled of 12 straight points to grab a 12-6 lead in the first half.
• Muskingum held onto their lead for the majority of the first period, but the Student Princes jumped ahead 33-32 with 1:13 remaining until halftime.
• Heidelberg would add two more points before the break, pushing their lead to 35-32 at halftime.
• Out of the break, both teams played back-and-fourth basketball for the opening few minutes.
• However, Heidelberg used a 14-4 run over a five-minute span midway through the second half to open up a 16-point lead.
• Heidelberg held onto their double-digit lead for much of the remaining half, until the Muskies trimmed the Student Prince's lead to 66-58 with 3:17 left in the game.
• Muskingum cut the Heidelberg lead down to four with under three minutes left, but it wasn't enough as the Student Princes held on for their 75-66 win.

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by senior Alex Masinelli who tallied 23 points and five assists.
• Freshman Zachary Chatmon recorded a career-high 19 points, and he also pulled down 13 rebounds.
• Sophomore Bradley Russell and freshman Zaveon Croff both added six points for the Muskies.
• Heidelberg was led by Emmanuel Perdue with 21 points.
• On the night, Muskingum shot 26-of-63 (41.3%) from the field, while Heidelberg went 26-of-66 (39.4%).
• Heidelberg scored 17 fast break points, compared to six for Muskingum.

Up Next

• The Muskies will be back in action on Wednesday, February 9 when they host Wilmington. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. inside the Anne C. Steele Center.