Men's Basketball: Ohio Northern (1-1 Overall) at Manchester (Ind.) (0-3 Overall)
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2021, 7 p.m. - Stauffer Wolfe Arena, North Manchester, Ind.
Tuesday's Game: The Polar Bears are in game three of their 6-game road swing to open the 2021-22 season with their Tuesday contest at Manchester (Ind.) ... Northern is coming off a 1-1 record at the Case Western Reserve Invitational Nov. 6-7 in Cleveland ... ONU began the season with a 72-65 win over Saint John Fisher (N.Y.) and followed that with a 67-51 loss to Wisconsin-Eau Claire ... Junior Michael Berner was named to the All-Tournament Team by averaging 11.5 points and 3.5 rpg ... Against SJFC, junior Landen Long led four Northern players on double figures in scoring with 14 points ... Berner added 13 points, freshman Garrett Chapin scored 11 points and junior Grant Heileman added 10 points for ONU ... Heileman scored 14 points to lead Ohio Northern against UWEC ... In two games this season, Heileman leads the Polar Bears in scoring at 12.0 ppg ... Berner is second at 11.5 ppg and Long and Chapin are third at 8.0 ppg ... Junior C.J. Napier leads the team in rebounding at 7.0 rpg ... Manchester is off to an 0-3 start, falling at home to No. 7 Trine (Ind.) 82-71 and on the road at Kalamazoo (Mich.) 71-64 and at Adrian (Mich.) 92-80 ... Brandon Christlieb leads four Spartans in scoring at 15.0 ppg ... Bryant Smith is second at 14.3 ppg, Quentez Columbus is third at 14.0 ppg and Mitch Mendenhall is fourth at 10.0 ppg ... MU averages 28.7 3-point attempts per game, making 9.3 per game on average.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Heileman | 12.0 | 1. | Napier | 7.0 | 1. | Long | 2 | 1. | Waugh | 7 | 1. | Waugh | 3 | ||||
| 2. | Berner | 11.5 | 2. | Long | 4.5 | 2. | Chapin | 1 | Bell | 7 | 2. | Chapin | 2 | |||||
| 3. | Long | 8.0 | 3. | Chapin | 4.5 | Napier | 1 | 3. | Long | 4 | 3. | Long | 1 | |||||
| Chapin | 8.0 | Scott | 4.5 | Bell | 1 | Napier | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Birnesser | 1 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 1-0 margin ... Northern defeated Manchester 121-62 in 1969-70 at the Marshall (Mich.) Tournament.
Head Coach Rich Bensman: Bensman is in his sixth season at ONU with a 57-61 record, a winning percentage of .483.