Men’s Basketball stumbles at Otterbein

The Muskingum men's basketball team fell in OAC action to Otterbein on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (1-18 Overall, 1-11 OAC), Otterbein (12-7 Overall, 6-6 OAC)
• Location: Rike Center – Westerville, Ohio
• Attendance: 393

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by sophomore Zaveon Croff who tallied 14 points and and two assists.
• Freshman Kaelan Pulliam notched 10 points and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for Muskingum, while junior Luken Hill recorded eight points and five rebounds for the Muskies.
• Junior Bradley Russell chipped in eight points for Muskingum off the bench, while freshman Duane Davis added seven points, three rebounds, and three assists for the Muskies.
• Sophomore DJ Donnell also added seven points for Muskingum as well.
• The Cardinals were led by Julian Heckman who finished with 18 points and eight assists, while Cam Evans tallied 13 points and seven rebounds.
• As a team, Muskingum finished 23-for-61 (37.7%) from the field, while Otterbein shot 32-for-58 (55.2%) from the floor.
• The Muskies shot 7-for-24 (29.2%) from three-point range, and the Cardinals tallied a 15-for-29 (51.7%) mark from behind the arc.
• Otterbein finished with a 36-25 edge in rebounds, and the Cardinals also dished out 21 assists compared to 10 for Muskingum.
• Otterbein controlled play down low, finishing with a 34-24 advantage in points in the paint.
• The Cardinals also held Muskingum scoreless in fastbreak points for the game.
• Neither team was sloppy with the ball as Muskingum committed only eight turnovers for the game, while Otterbein coughed up seven turnovers.

Up Next

• The Muskies will be back in action on Wednesday, February 1, when they host Marietta. Tip-off for the OAC battle is set for 7:00 p.m. inside the Steele Center.