Despite leading for much of the game, the Muskingum men's basketball team was unable to hold on down the stretch versus Capital. The Muskies fell 64-63 in the final seconds of the contest to the Comets.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (1-17 Overall, 1-10 OAC), Capital (10-8 Overall, 6-5 OAC)
• Location: Steele Center – New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 250

Notables

• The contest was promoted as the Faculty/Staff Appreciation Game by Muskingum's Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Muskingum faculty and staff members in attendance were honored on the court for the positive impact they have on Muskingum's student-athletes.
• Officials for the contest were also honored as part of the NCAA Winter Officials Appreciation Week.

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by freshman Logan Stotzer who finished with 13 points and three rebounds.
• Senior Noah Begue knocked down three triples and tallied 11 points for the Muskies, while freshman Duane Davis nearly put up a triple-double with eight points, nine rebounds, and eight assists.
• Junior Luken Hill finished with six points and five rebounds, while sophomore Zaveon Croff added six points and two steals off the bench for Muskingum.
• Freshman Kaelan Pulliam chipped in five points and four assists for the Muskies, and sophomore Ethan Taylor added five points.
• Capital was led by Justin Nixon with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Nate Gerber finished with 12 points and four rebounds.
• As a team, the Muskies finished 23-for-53 (43.4%) from the field, while the Comets went 22-for-55 (40%) from the floor.
• Muskingum shot 8-for-20 (40%) from three-point range, while Capital drilled 9-of-25 (36%) from downtown.
• Capital finished with a slim 34-33 edge in rebounds over the Muskies. However, Muskingum held an 11-6 edge in fastbreak points.
• Muskingum finished with 14 assists, compared to 12 for the Comets; and the Muskies also finished with a 21-11 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Muskingum's largest lead in the contest was 13, while Capital's largest lead was three.

Up Next

• Muskingum will hit the road on Saturday, January 28, when they travel to Westerville, Ohio to take on Otterbein. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. from the Rike Center.