The Muskingum men's basketball team slipped in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener at Marietta on Tuesday night, 78-67.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-4 overall, 0-1 OAC), Marietta (5-1 overall, 1-0 OAC)
• Location: Marietta, Ohio - at Ban Johnson Arena

First Half

• Freshman Jalen Paige led the Muskies with five points, three rebounds and two assists.
• Junior Joshua Glass and senior Cody Seiler each added four points.
• Muskingum hit 6-of-28 (.214) from the field.
• A.J. Edwards led the Pioneers with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
• Marietta shot .333 (13-of-39) from the floor.
• The Pioneers grabbed control in the opening half with a 20-4 run over a nine-minute span to take a 26-9 lead with 7:51 on the clock.
• Marietta led 31-20 at the half.

Second Half

• Freshman Jarrell Marsh led Muskingum with 14 points.
• Paige had seven points and Glass added six points and four rebounds.
• Muskingum made 15-of-34 (.441) from the field.
• Luis Garcia had 15 points to pace Marietta.
• The Pioneers led by as many as 23 (65-42) with 4:57 to play.

Post Game

• Marsh led Muskingum with 16 points and seven rebounds.
• Paige ended the night with 12 points and three assists.
• Glass had 10 points and six rebounds.
• Muskingum shot a perfect 14-of-14 from the free-throw line.
• The Muskies shot .339 (21-of-62) from the field.
• Garcia led Marietta with 23 points.
• Edwards added 15 points and six rebounds.
• The Pioneers shot .397 (29-of-73) from the floor.
• Marietta ended the game with an 18-4 advantage in second-chance points and a 49-38 edge in rebounds.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts OAC foe Heidelberg on Saturday, December 5. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.