Men’s Basketball drops nail-biter vs. Capital
Despite leading for much of the game, the Muskingum men’s basketball team was unable to hold on down the stretch versus Capital. The Muskies fell 64-63 in the final seconds of the contest to the Comets.
January 25, 2023
Despite leading for much of the game, the Muskingum men's basketball team was unable to hold on down the stretch versus Capital. The Muskies fell 64-63 in the final seconds of the contest to the Comets.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (1-17 Overall, 1-10 OAC), Capital (10-8 Overall, 6-5 OAC)
- Location: Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio
- Attendance: 250
Notables
- The contest was promoted as the Faculty/Staff Appreciation Game by Muskingum's Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Muskingum faculty and staff members in attendance were honored on the court for the positive impact they have on Muskingum's student-athletes.
- Officials for the contest were also honored as part of the NCAA Winter Officials Appreciation Week.
Inside the Numbers
- The Muskies were led by freshman Logan Stotzer who finished with 13 points and three rebounds.
- Senior Noah Begue knocked down three triples and tallied 11 points for the Muskies, while freshman Duane Davis nearly put up a triple-double with eight points, nine rebounds, and eight assists.
- Junior Luken Hill finished with six points and five rebounds, while sophomore Zaveon Croff added six points and two steals off the bench for Muskingum.
- Freshman Kaelan Pulliam chipped in five points and four assists for the Muskies, and sophomore Ethan Taylor added five points.
- Capital was led by Justin Nixon with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Nate Gerber finished with 12 points and four rebounds.
- As a team, the Muskies finished 23-for-53 (43.4%) from the field, while the Comets went 22-for-55 (40%) from the floor.
- Muskingum shot 8-for-20 (40%) from three-point range, while Capital drilled 9-of-25 (36%) from downtown.
- Capital finished with a slim 34-33 edge in rebounds over the Muskies. However, Muskingum held an 11-6 edge in fastbreak points.
- Muskingum finished with 14 assists, compared to 12 for the Comets; and the Muskies also finished with a 21-11 advantage in points off turnovers.
- Muskingum's largest lead in the contest was 13, while Capital's largest lead was three.
Up Next
- Muskingum will hit the road on Saturday, January 28, when they travel to Westerville, Ohio to take on Otterbein. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. from the Rike Center.