Posted: Nov 19, 2016
The Muskingum men's basketball team shot 12-for-28 (.429) from three-point land en route to an 78-62 win over Waynesburg Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (2-0 overall), Waynesburg (0-1 overall)
- Location: Waynesburg, Pa. - Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse
Inside the Numbers
- Sophomore Jarrell Marsh led the Muskies with a game-high 22 points and six rebounds.
- Freshman Marcus Dempsey finished with 16 points, while senior Joshua Keyes recorded 14 rebounds.
- Senior Rickey Wilson chipped in nine points and eight rebounds.
- Muskingum shot 12-for-28 (.429) from behind the arc and 14-for-18 (.778) from the free throw line.
- The Muskies ended the outing with a 53-45 edge in rebounds and held a 23-21 edge in bench points.
- Jon Knab led Waynesburg with a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds.
- Marcus Wallace added 10 points for the Yellow Jackets.
- Waynesburg shot 24-for-66 (.364) from the field.
Game Notes
- Muskingum used an early first-half surge to take a 39-34 lead into the break.
- In the second half, Muskingum posted its largest lead of the contest 67-49 following a layup from Wilson with 8:25 to play.
Up Next
- Muskingum next plays at Washington and Jefferson Saturday, November 26. The game is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.