Cold shooting proves costly as Men's Basketball falls to #8 Marietta 78-55
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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#8 Marietta 14-1, 8-0 OAC | 33 | 45 | 78 |
Ohio Northern 6-9, 2-6 OAC | 25 | 30 | 55 |
Team Stats
#8 Marietta
Game Statistics | #8 Marietta | Ohio Northern |
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Field Goals | (33-64) | (20-70) |
Field Goal % | 51.6% | 28.6% |
Rebounds | 48 | 32 |
Assists | 15 | 10 |
Turnovers | 10 | 8 |
Pts off Turnovers | 9 | 5 |
2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 0 |
Pts in the Paint | 44 | 18 |
Fastbreak Pts | 12 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 27 | 11 |
By Tim Glon
ADA — Ohio Northern suffered through a cold-shooting afternoon in a 78-55 men's basketball loss to No. 8-ranked Marietta on Saturday at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (6-9 overall, 2-6 Ohio Athletic Conference) were just 20-of-70 from the floor for 28.6 percent, which included a 10-of-37 effort (27.0) from beyond the 3-point arc.
Junior Thomas Phillips (Kenton) led three ONU players in double figures in scoring with 15 points, tying his career-high with five made 3-pointers. Freshman C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) added 13 points and sophomore Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) had 11 points.
The Pioneers (14-1, 8-0) had four players in double figures led by Christian James with 14 points.
MC opened the game on a 10-3 run in the first 5:27, but the Polar Bears battled back to within 20-16 with 7:51 left in the half on a 3-pointer by senior Austin Allemeier (Elida).
Marietta led 33-25 at halftime and went on runs of 7-0 and 8-0 to go up 61-41 with 10:51 left in the game.
The Pioneers were 33-of-64 from the floor for 51.6 percent and were 6-of-18 on beyond the arc for 33.3 percent. MC also won the rebounding battle 48-32.
The Polar Bears will reach the halfway points in their double round-robin OAC schedule on Wednesday with a 7 pm home contest against Otetrbein at the ONU Sports Center.