The Muskingum men's basketball team fell to #14 Mount Union in an OAC battle on Wednesday night, 85-63.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (8-12, 3-10) #14 Mount Union (17-3, 12-1)
• Location: The MAAC - Alliance, OH

Notables

• Junior Marcus Dempsey scored a game-high 28 points to increase his all-time career point total to 1,968. He is now 32 points away from becoming Muskingum's first 2,000 point scorer in program history.

Inside The Numbers

• Dempsey led the Muskies with 28 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. He finished shooting 12-of-24 (.500) from the floor.
• Junior Alex Masinelli added 13 points while also snatching six rebounds. He went 6-of-16 (.375) on the night from the field.
• Sophomore Carson Carter chipped in six points going 3-of-3 (100.0) from the floor.
• Leading the Purple Raiders was Nathan Bower-Malone with 23 points and led the team with nine rebounds. He ended the game going 10-of-17 (.588) from the field and 3-of-6 (.500) from the three-point line.
• Muskingum finished the night shooting 27-of-68 (.397) from the floor.
• Mount Union ended the game going 36-of-72 (.500) from the field.
• The Purple Raiders completed the game with a slight rebounding edge, 43-38.

Game Highlights

The Purple Raiders started the game going on a quick 7-0 run in the first three minutes before Dempsey made a three-pointer to put the Muskies on the board. Muskingum battled back to get within four points, 19-15, with 11:10 remaining in the first half until Mount Union went on a 13-4 to grow their lead to 32-19. The Purple Raiders held on to their lead for the rest of the first half and went into halftime up, 43-31.

Mount Union continued with their momentum from the first half into the second half going on another quick 10-0 run to increase their lead to 50-31. The Purple Raiders maintained the pace throughout the remainder of the contest en route to the league win.

What's Next

• The Muskies next look to defend home court when they take on Heidelberg in the Hall of Fame Game on Saturday, February 8. The Muskies will honor Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Tom Dillard '66 (Football), Trent Cubbison '89 (Track & Field), Jamie Eastham Jones '05 (Track & Field), and Kim Tackett '07 (Softball) during the halftime. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. in the Anne C. Steele Center.