Junior Trey Singleton finished with a career-high-tying 28 points, but the Muskingum men's basketball team fell short against John Carroll, 100-79.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (4-6, 4-6), John Carroll (2-3, 2-3)
• Location: Anne C. Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Trey Singleton finished with a career-high-tying 28 points to lead all scorers in the contest. He shot 10-of-16 from the field, which included hitting 6-of-10 from deep.
• Senior Alex Masinelli added 21 points and led the Muskies with a team-high five rebounds.
• Junior Da'Ray Menefield was active on the defensive end and finished with four steals.
• As a team, the Muskies shot 27-of-60 (.450) from the field and 8-of-23 (.347) from the three-point line.
• Leading the Blue Streaks was Mason Trubisky with 24 points and five rebounds.
• Eric Hanna also added 24 points and finished with three assists for John Carroll.
• Jackson Sartain chipped in 20 points and hit five three-pointers on the night.
• The Blue Streaks shot 36-of-69 (.521) from the field and 13-of-32 (.406) from deep.

The Difference

• After multiple ties and lead changes to start the game, neither team could take control of the contest early on.
• However, John Carrol was able to pull ahead in the closing minutes of the opening frame.
• Over the final five minutes of the first half, John Carroll strung together a 21-3 run that propelled them to a 54-35 lead at the break.
• The Muskies tried to bounce back early in the second half but could not cut John Carroll's lead below 18 points for the remainder of the game.
• John Carroll was able to force 19 turnovers, which lead to 28 points off turnovers.
• The Blue Streaks also managed to get 22 second-chance-points compared to 11 for Muskingum.
• The Muskies finished the night with 31 rebounds and nine steals as a team.

 Up Next

• The Muskies return to the Steele Center when they host Mount Union on Friday, February 26. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on fightingmuskies.com and the OAC TV app, with the pregame show starting at 6:45 p.m.