Men’s Basketball stumbles at #4 Mount Union

The Muskingum men's basketball team fell in OAC action to fourth-ranked Mount Union on Wednesday night.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (1-23 Overall, 1-16 OAC), Mount Union (22-2 Overall, 15-2 OAC)
• Location: Timken Gymnasium – Alliance, Ohio
• Attendance: 678

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum was led by senior Noah Begue who connected on five three-pointers and tallied 17 points.
• Freshman Duane Davis recorded nine points and three rebounds for the Muskies, while freshman Logan Stotzer finished with nine points.
• Sophomore Zaveon Croff tallied eight points and four rebounds off the bench for Muskingum, while sophomore Ethan Taylor chipped in five points.
• Sophomore Jayden Humphrey pulled down a team-high five rebounds for the muskies, and freshman Kaelan Pulliam dished out a team-high three assists.
• Mount Union was led by Collen Gurley with 18 points and five assists, while Christian Parker finished with 16 points and three rebounds.
• As a team, the Muskies finished 26-for-60 (43.3%) from the field, while Mount Union shot 35-for-66 (53%) from the floor.
• Muskingum connected on 5-of-25 (36%) from three-point range, while the Purple Raiders hit 12-of-30 (40%) from downtown.
• Mount Union outrebounded the Muskies 39-31 on the night, and the Purple Raiders also finished with a 17-11 edge in assists.
• Mount Union also finished with a 46-24 edge in points in the paint, and Muskingum was outscored 16-0 in fast break points.

Up Next

• Muskingum will conclude their 2022-23 regular season on Saturday, February 18, when they host Ohio Northern for Senior Day. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. inside the Steele Center with senior day festivities planned to begin prior to the game.