Men's Basketball opens OAC Tournament play at Mount Union

Posted: Mar 01, 2021

The Muskingum men's basketball team opens the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament at Mount Union on Tuesday, March 2. Game time is set for 8:00 p.m.

The Basics

The OAC Tournament features eight teams in the league, with the Quarterfinal round starting on Tuesday.
Muskingum earned the six-seed after ending the regular season with a 4-8 record.
Mount Union earned the three-seed after registering an 8-3 record.

The Series

The tournament contest will mark the third meeting between Muskingum and Mount Union in the last five days. The Purples Raiders won both regular-season games winning in New Concord on Friday (91-74) and in Alliance on Saturday (99-67).

Muskingum - Inside The Numbers

Junior Trey Singleton leads the Muskies in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game. He is shooting .493 from the field.
Senior Alex Masinelli is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14 points per contest. He also is registering a team-best 3.3 assists per outing.
Junior MJ Smith rounds out the double-digit scoring for the Muskies averaging 12.4 points per game. Smith has made a team-high 35 three-point shots and is shooting .486 from deep.
As a team, Muskingum averages 78.3 points and 34.5 rebounds per game and is shooting .475 from the field.

Mount Union - Inside The Numbers

Junior Collen Gurley leads Mount Union in scoring averaging 17.3 points per game. He has made a team-high 36 three-point shots.
Junior Braedon Poole averages a double-double for the Purple Raiders, scoring 16.4 points and grabbing 10.2 rebounds per game.
Junior Ethan Stanislawski is third on the team in scoring, averaging 11.5 points per contest.
As a team, Mount Union averages 89.6 points and 40.2 rebounds per game and is shooting .493 from the floor.

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