The Muskingum men's basketball team slipped to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Mount Union in their regular-season finale on Saturday night, 99-67.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (4-8, 4-8), Mount Union (8-3, 8-3)
• Location: The MAAC - Alliance, OH

OAC Tournament

• Muskingum will return to action Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the OAC Tournament. Muskingum will be the six-seed and play at three-seed Mount Union. The game time is TBA. This will mark the third time that Muskies and Purple Raiders will face each other - all in a five-day span. 

Inside The Numbers

• Freshman Evan Boatwright led the Muskies with a career-high 18 points off the bench and grabbed five rebounds. He shot 7-of-10 from the floor.
• Junior MJ Smith added 11 points and dished out a team-high four assists.
• Senior Alex Masinelli and junior Carson Carter each chipped in seven points for Muskingum.
• As a team, the Muskies shot 20-of-58 (.345) from the field and went 8-of-16 (.500) from the three-point line.
• Chris Painter Jr. led the Purple Raiders off the bench with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field.
• Braedon Poole added 18 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
• Christian Parker chipped in 16 points on the night for Mount Union.
• As a team, the Purple Raiders went 37-of-67 (.552) from the floor and shot 14-of-34 (.412) from behind the arc.

The Difference

• Mount Union started off the contest strongly and took an early double-digit lead within the first six minutes.
• The Purple Raiders didn't linger from their strong start and took a 48-34 lead into halftime.
• Helping Mount Union was a 40-22 edge in points in the paint and 20 fastbreak points.
• Muskingum finished with 36 rebounds and nine assists as a team.