Men’s Basketball: Wilmington (2-4 Overall, 0-1 OAC) at Ohio Northern (4-2 Overall, 0-1 OAC)

Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 7 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio

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Wednesday's Preview: Wednesday's game marks the 2021-22 home opener for Ohio Northern as it takes on Ohio Athletic Conference foe Wilmington … The Polar Bears are coming off Saturday's 94-59 loss at No. 13 Marietta … Senior Brandon Waugh led ONU with a game-high 20 points to go with 4 rebounds and 3 assists … Waugh shot 6-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and made 4 of his 5 free throws … Junior Landen Long and freshman Garrett Chapin added 9 and 8 points, respectively … ONU is averaging 72.8 points per game and allowing 78.2 points per contest … The Polar Bears are shooting 44.6% from the field, 33.3% on 3-pointers and 67.4% from the foul line … Northern currently has 4 players averaging double-digit scoring with Long (13.8 points per game), juniors C.J. Napier (12.5) and Adam Scott (11.8) and Waugh (11.2) … Long is tied for 11th in the OAC in scoring average and has made a team-high 11 3-pointers on 40.7% shooting from long distance … Napier's team-high 7.2 rebounds per game ranks seventh in the OAC … Freshman Ethan Bell ranks sixth in the OAC in total assists (21) … Wilmington is coming off Saturday's 78-66 loss to Baldwin Wallace … Senior Jeffery Mansfield scored his 1,000th career point in the game and led the team with 18 points to go with 10 points from freshman Bryce Bird … WC is averaging 68.5 points per game and allowing 68.7 points per contest … The Quakers are shooting 37.4% from the field, 30.7% on 3-pointers and 72% from the foul line … Mansfield (14.7 points per game) and sophomore Bilal Sow (12.5) lead the Quakers in scoring … Mansfield ranks 10th in the OAC in scoring average … Freshman Obed Achirem leads the team in rebounding with 10.7 per game, which ranks second in the OAC … Mansfield leads the team in total assists (29) and steals (11), which rank second and tied for third, respectively, in the OAC … K.C. Hunt is in his 15th season as head coach of the Quakers and is the second-winningest coach in program history.

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern is 40-32 in the all-time series with Wilmington, including 22-13 at home … ONU has won two straight games in the series following five straight losses … The teams last met earlier this year to open the delayed 2020 season with ONU winning 95-86 at Wilmington on Jan. 22 and 62-61 at home on Jan. 23.

Head Coach Rich Bensman: Bensman is in his sixth season at ONU with a 60-62 record, a winning percentage of .492.