The Muskingum men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season as they fell to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Capital 86-68 Thursday evening at the Capital Center.

The Basics 

• Location: Columbus, Ohio - Capital Center
• Records: Muskingum (5-1 overall, 1-1 OAC), Capital (5-3 overall, 1-1 OAC)

First Half

• Sophomore Jarrell Marsh led the Muskies in the first half as he recorded 13 points and five rebounds.
• Freshman Marcus Dempsey chipped in 12 points.
• Muskingum shot 13-for-26 (.500) from the field and 5-for-12 (.417) from three-point land.
• Capital was led by Austin Schreck with eight points and three boards.
• The Crusaders shot 15-for-33 (.455) from the field.
• Muskingum used a 7-0 run led by senior Joshua Keyes to take the early 13-8 advantage with 16:31 remaining.
• The Muskies took its largest lead of the half, 36-27 with 2:54 remaining as Marsh went 3-for-3 (1.00) from the free throw line.
• Muskingum led at the break 39-33.

Second Half

• Marsh posted nine points in the second half, while sophomore Devon Peart chipped in eight points.
• The Muskies shot 10-for-33 (.333) from the field and 3-for-10 (.300) from behind the arc.
• The Crusaders saw three players finish in double figures.
• Tyrel Jackson led the way with 15 points, while Schreck and Joey Weingartner both finished with 12 points each.
• Capital shot 19-for-38 (.500) from the field and 5-for-10 (.500) from three-point land.
• The Crusaders dominated the second half outscoring the Muskies 53-29.

Post Game

• Marsh led Muskingum with a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds.
• Dempsey finished with 13 points, while Keyes added seven points and 10 rebounds.
• Schreck paced Capital with 20 points.
• Muskingum finished the game shooting 23-for-56 (.411) from the field and 8-for-22 (.364) from three-point.
• Capital had the advantage shooting 34-for-71 (.479) from the field.

Up Next

• Muskingum returns to action Saturday, December 10 as they welcome Baldwin Wallace to the Anne C. Steele Center. Game time is scheduled for 4:00 PM.