Will Miller's career-high 24 points leads Men's Basketball past Kenyon 88-83

Will Miller's career-high 24 points leads Men's Basketball past Kenyon 88-83
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November 18, 2023

ADA — Sophomore Will Miller (Ottoville) scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 88-83 victory over Kenyon on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (2-1 overall), Kenyon (0-5 overall)
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio

The Game

  • Miller led all scorers with 24 points. he also had5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
  • Ohio Northern had five players score in double figures in the game.
  • Freshman Carter Reese (Westerville/North) had a career-high 15 points.
  • Freshman Jadi Cunningham Jr. (Columbus/Westerville South) added 13 points.
  • Junior Blake Michael (Fremont/St. Joseph Central Catholic) and freshman Cayden Jacoby (Pettisville) scored 10 points each for ONU.
  • Michael also added a team-high 8 assists.
  • The Owls were led by Gefen Bar-Cohen with 21 points.
  • KC scored the first 11 points of the second half to break a 37-all tie and take a 48-37 lead with 3:15 gone in the period.
  • It took nearly 10 minutes for the Polar Bears to regain the lead, when a pair of free throws by Jacoby gave ONU a 66-65 lead with 6:58 left in the game.
  • A 3-pointer from Cunningham Jr. gave ONU the lead for good at 71-69 at the 5:26 mark.
  • The lead grew to 83-75 with 1:05 left and Northern would hang on for the win.
  • Ohio Northern made 29-of-54 field goal attempts for 53.7%, including an 8-of-22 mark from 3-point range for 36.4%.
  • Kenyon was 31-of-52 shooting for 59.6% and made 8-of-17 3-pointers for 47.1%.
  • ONU was 22-of-28 from the foul line for 78.6%, and KC was 13-of-20 for 65.0%.
  • The Polar Bears out-rebounded the Owls 27-24 and had a 16-13 edge in assists.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern is playing its 113th season of varsity men's basketball.
  • The Polar Bears have now won two consecutive home games this season.
  • Head coach Neal Young is in his second season at Ohio Northern with a 12-16 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Oberlin for the third anf final game of their current three-game homestand.