Men’s Basketball battles Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace this week

Men’s Basketball battles Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace this week

The Muskingum men's basketball team will welcome Mount Union to the Anne C. Steele Center on Wednesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. and will hit the road on Saturday, January 20 to take on NCAA Division III #25 Baldwin Wallace at 4:00 p.m.

Game 1: Muskingum vs Mount Union- 7:00 p.m. (Live Stats: fightingmuskies.com).

Game 2: Muskingum at Baldwin Wallace- 2:00 p.m. (Live Stats/Video: bwyellowjackets.com).

Records: Muskingum 6-9 overall, 4-4 OAC, Mount Union 9-6 overall, 5-3 OAC, Baldwin Wallace 12-3 overall, 6-2 OAC

Muskingum Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

  • Marcus Dempsey erupted with 40 points for the Muskingum University men's basketball team, but Ohio Northern's .609 shooting from the floor gave the hosts the 108-87 win on Saturday night. Dempsey went 13-of-26 from the floor, which included 4-of-8 from the arc, and grabbed five rebounds. This was the third time in six games he has registered 40 plus points.
  • The Muskies are sixth in the OAC standings with a 4-4 record.
  • Dempsey is ranked first in the conference and third in Division III in points per game (29.3). He is making 51.1% of his shots from the field (157-of-307) and 42.9% from the arc (48-of-112). Dempsey is also dishing out 2.6 assists per game.
  • Devon Peart is averaging 10.3 points per game with his season-high being 22 points in Muskingum's 90-83 win at Heidelberg.
  • Brandon Keyes is averaging 4.5 rebounds per game to lead the squad.
  • Muskingum has scored 70 or more points in each game this season.
  • Overall, the Muskies are fourth in free throw percentage (.732) and tied for fifth in steals per game (6.8) in the league.
  • Wednesday's match-up against Mount Union is the first meeting this year, while on December 9, 2017, Muskingum beat then 22-ranked Baldwin Wallace, 91-78, at home.

Mount Union Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

  • Mount Union won 82-70 against Capital on Saturday.
  • The Raiders are fifth in the league standings with a 5-3 record.
  • Three Mount Union players are averaging double-digit scoring: JJ Kukura (18.7), Nathan Bower-Malone (12.9), and D'Vontay Friga (10.9).
  • Senior Kukura is first on the team in points per game (18.7) and rebounds per game (5.7), while ranked sixth in the conference in points per game.
  • Sophomore Bower-Malone is tossing out 4.4 assists per game, which ranks fourth best in the OAC.
  • The Raiders are third in the OAC in assists per game (15.6) and fourth in three-point percentage (.392).

Baldwin Wallace Notes (Roster | Schedule | Statistics)

  • Baldwin Wallace defeated Otterbein on the road this past Saturday, 79-66.
  • The Yellow Jackets were on a seven game winning streak until Ohio Northern snapped it last Wednesday night.
  • Baldwin Wallace is second in conference play with a 6-2 record.
  • Three players are averaging double-digit scoring: Senior Cam Kuhn (19.5), junior Jay Battle (15.7), and senior Jake Fetherolf (12.1).
  • Kuhn is fifth in the conference in points per game (19.5).
  • Fetherolf leads the team and OAC in rebounds per game with 9.5.
  • Battle is leading the squad in assists per game with 2.8.
  • The Yellow Jackets are first in the league in free throw percentage (.771), third in blocks per game (3.4), fifth in rebounds per game (36.7), three-point percentage (.385), and field goal percentage (.468).