The Muskingum men's basketball team fell short to the Wilmington Quakers on Saturday night, 88-84. With the loss, Muskingum and Wilmington split the home/home series that saw the Muskies beat the Quakers on Friday night, 90-68.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (2-2, 2-2), Wilmington (1-3, 1-3)
- Location: Hermann Court - Wilmington, Ohio
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Trey Singleton led the Muskies with a team-high 20 points off the bench and grabbed three rebounds.
- Sophomore Tanner Gensler added a career-high 15 points while snatching four rebounds.
- Junior Da'Ray Menefield chipped in 14 points on the night and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
- As a team, the Muskies shot 28-of-56 (50.0%) from the field and went 6-of-19 (31.6%) from the three-point line.
- Bilal Sow led the Quakers with 20 points off the bench and snatched six rebounds.
- Jeffery Mansfield added 17 points for Wilmington and dished out a team-high six assists.
- As a team, the Quakers shot 30-of-55 (54.5%) from the floor and went 9-of-21 (42.9%) from behind the arc.
Game Highlights
The Quakers started off with a strong 23-8 lead within the first eight minutes of the contest. Despite the Muskies chipping away at the Wilmington advantage, the Quakers hung onto their double-digit lead and took a 44-33 lead into the break.
Wilmington held onto their lead for the first few minutes of the second half until the 16-minute mark when the Muskies went on a 14-4 run to cut the deficit to two at 56-54 with 10 minutes remaining. Muskingum continued to battle back and took the lead with seven minutes remaining in the game at 66-64 off a three-pointer from Tanner Gensler. However, a Muskingum technical foul following Gensler's shot gave the Quakers two free throws and possession, which propelled Wilmington to a 7-0 run to regain the lead and fend off the Muskie comeback.
Up Next
The Muskies next hit the road to take on Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta in their first game of a home/home series on Friday, February 5. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Ban Johnson Arena.
