Posted: Dec 16, 2015
Muskingum junior Joshua Glass scored a career-best 25 points but Otterbein left New Concord with a thrilling 93-89 double overtime win on Wednesday night in the Recreation Center.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (3-7 overall, 0-4 OAC), Otterbein (2-7 overall, 1-3 OAC)
- Location: New Concord, Ohio - Muskingum Recreation Center
Game Notes
- Glass connected on 10-of-18 from the floor and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line en route to registering a career-best 25 points. Glass also grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double of the season.
- Senior Cody Seiler added 13 points and five rebounds.
- Sophomore Jacob Geller tied his career-high with a 12-point performance. He ended the outing hitting 4-of-6 from the field.
- Freshman Jarrell Marsh scored 10 points to aid the Muskies.
- Muskingum ended the game shooting .465 (33-of-71) from the floor.
- Otterbein was paced by Jake Phillis who scored a game-high 31 points.
- Bryan Mackenzie recorded a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. He also blocked a Glass shot in the waning seconds of the second overtime to help seal the road win.
- Otterbein shot .465 (33-of-71) from the field. The Cardinals held a key 16-9 edge in offensive rebounds.
Inside The Numbers
- Muskingum held a 39-38 lead at the half.
- The Muskies used a 15-4 surge over a seven-minute span in the second half to take a 66-55 lead with 6:50 to play.
- Otterbein ended the second half with a 17-6 run to force overtime.
- In the first overtime, both teams scored eight points with Geller tying the game at 80 with 28 seconds to play.
- In the second overtime, Otterbein scored the final four points of the contest in the last minute of play to seal the win.
Up Next
- Muskingum next travels to Ohio Northern on Saturday, December 19. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.