Men’s Basketball stumbles vs. Heidelberg
The Muskingum men’s basketball team fell in OAC action to Heidelberg 87-67 inside the Steele Center on Saturday afternoon.
Heidelberg
87
Muskingum
67
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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36 | 51 | 87 |
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33 | 34 | 67 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Heidelberg
Pts:
Emmanuel Perdue
- 18
Reb:
Emmanuel Perdue
- 10
Ast:
2 Players
(#5,
#11)
- 3
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Heidelberg | Muskingum |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (33-64) | (23-58) |
| Field Goal % | 51.6% | 39.7% |
| Rebounds | 37 | 35 |
| Assists | 11 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 15 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 25 | 11 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 0 |
| Pts in the Paint | 46 | 10 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 12 | 5 |
| Bench Pts | 28 | 26 |
February 4, 2023
The Muskingum men's basketball team fell in OAC action to Heidelberg 87-67 inside the Steele Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (1-20 Overall, 1-13 OAC), Heidelberg (14-7 Overall, 9-5 OAC)
- Location: Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio
- Attendance: 275
Notables
- Muskingum recognized its 2022 Hall of Fame Class at halftime. The honorees include J.R. Fox '90 (Track & Field/Football), Steve Hare '94 (Football), Kari Hoying Winters '08 (Softball), Jessica McKenzie Sweeney '09 (Volleyball/Women's Basketball), and Brock Whiteman '10 (Baseball).
Inside the Numbers
- The Muskies were led by freshman Kaelan Pulliam who drilled five three-points en route to tallying a team-high 17 points. Pulliam also pulled down four rebounds and recorded two blocks.
- Senior Noah Begue knocked down four triples and tallied 14 points for the Muskies, while sophomore Zaveon Croff finished with 10 points.
- Junior Bradley Russell registered six points; while freshman Duane Davis notched five points, five assists, and five rebounds.
- Junior Luken Hill also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for the Muskies.
- Heidelberg was led by Emmanuel Perdue with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Isaiah Young tallied 16 points for the Student Princes.
- As a team, the Muskies shot 23-for-58 (39.7%) from the floor, while Heidelberg finished 33-for-64 (51.6%) from the field.
- Muskingum finished 16-for-33 (48.5%) from three-point range, while Heidelberg shot 8-for-19 (42.1%) from downtown.
- Heidelberg finished with a slim 37-35 edge in rebounds, while Muskingum finished with 16 assists compared to 11 for the Student Princes.
- Heidelberg forced 15 Muskingum turnovers and converted them into 25 points, while the Student Princes only coughed the ball up five times which led to 11 points for Muskingum.
- Heidelberg dominated play down low, finishing with a 46-10 edge in points in the paint; and they held Muskingum to zero second-chance points.
Up Next
- Muskingum will hit the road on Wednesday, February 8, when they travel to Wilmington and look to sweep the season series. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.