Posted: Mar 03, 2021
The Muskingum men's basketball team plays at Ohio Northern in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Final Four on Thursday, March 4. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
The Basics
- Muskingum beat three-seed Mount Union in the OAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday, 88-81.
- Ohio Northern beat four-seed John Carroll in the OAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday, 80-79.
- Muskingum, the six-seed, has a record of 5-8.
- Ohio Northern, the five-seed, has a record of 4-6.
- The last time Muskingum and Ohio Northern played in the OAC Tournament was in 2008.
How To Watch
- Fans can watch the action live here - https://boxcast.tv/view/mbb-v-muskingum-3-4-21-627225
- Fans can follow live stats here - https://www.onusports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/boxscores/20210304_7jdp.xml
The Series
- This marks the first meeting of the year between the Muskies and Polar Bears.
Muskingum - Inside The Numbers
- Junior Trey Singleton leads the Muskies in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game. He is shooting .497 from the field.
- Senior Alex Masinelli is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per contest. He also is registering a team-best 3.2 assists per outing.
- Junior MJ Smith rounds out the double-digit scoring for the Muskies averaging 13.1 points per game. Smith has made a team-high 40 three-point shots and is shooting .500 from deep.
- Muskingum averages 78.0 points and 34.8 rebounds per game as a team and is shooting .483 from the field.
Ohio Northern - Inside The Numbers
- Sophomore C.J. Napier leads Ohio Northern averaging 18.7 points per game. He also leads the team grabbing 9.4 boards per outing.
- Junior Brandon Waugh is second on the team averaging 13.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He also dishes out a team-best 4.3 assists per contest.
- Sophomore Michael Berner is the third leading scorer on the Polar Bears averaging 12.7 points per game.
- As a team, Ohio Northern averages 72.4 points and 35.2 rebounds per game and is shooting .437 from the floor.
OAC Tournament
- The winner of the game will advance to the OAC Championship scheduled for Saturday, March 6, and play the Wilmington vs. Marietta contest winner.