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Men's Basketball opens 2024-25 season with 81-54 victory over Vassar (N.Y.) at Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament

Men's Basketball opens 2024-25 season with 81-54 victory over Vassar (N.Y.) at Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament
Box Score
November 8, 2024

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team opened its 2024-25 season with an 81-54 victorover Vassar (N.Y.) at the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament on Friday night.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (1-0 Overall), Vassar (0-1 Overall).
  • Venue: Bream Gym - Gettysburg, Pa.

The Game

  • Sophomore Carter Reese (Westerville/North) led the team with 19 points and also grabbed six rebounds as well as 5 assists.
  • Sophomore Jadi Cunningham Jr. (Columbus/Westerville South) finished  with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists off the bench.
  • Senior Will Miller (Ottoville) added ten points, snagged five rebounds and had two assists.
  • Junior Mason Studer (Galion/Colonel Crawford) scored ten and had three assists.
  • Nathan Denham led Vassar with 18 points.
  • The Polar Bears jumped to an 11-0 lead early in the first half.
  • The Ploar Bears would ride that early start to hold a 9-point 34-25 halftime lead.
  • ONU continued to lead and with 8:47 left in the second half they would go on a 10-2 run building a 22-point lead at 65-43.
  • Ohio Northern was 27-of-58 from the floor for 46.6 percent and made 14-37 three-pointer for 37.8 percent, while Vassar finished 17-of-53 from the field for 32.1 percent and 3-of-17 from three-point range for 17.6 percent.
  • ONU made 13-of-16 free throws for 81.3 percent and VC was 17-of-26 from the foul line for 65.4 percent.
  • The Polar Bears out-rebounded the Brewers 39-33.

Notables

  • This is Ohio Northern's first time playing in the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament.
  • Northern came into today's season opener voted 6th in the OAC preseason poll. 
  • Ohio Northern has won 3 of its last 4 season openers. 
  • The all time series with Vassar is now tied 1-1. 
  • Ohio Northern starts its 114th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1372-1076, a winning percentage of .560.
  • Head coach Neal Young is in his fourth season at Ohio Northern with a 24-27 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will wrap up the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday at 6 pm in the championship game against Gettysburg (Pa.), who defeated Alvernia (Pa.) 70-56 in the second game Friday night.