Men's Basketball falls at Baldwin Wallace 90-85 in tight contest despite career-high 24 points from freshman Cayden Jacoby

BEREA — Freshman Cayden Jacoby (Pettisville) scored a career-high 24 points for the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in a 90-85 loss to Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (11-11 overall, 6-9 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (6-16 overall, 3-12 OAC)
• Venue: Ursprung Gymnasium - Berea, Ohio

The Game

• Jacoby went 10-11 from the field, 4-6 from the foul line, and grabbed four rebounds.
• Sophomore Will Miller (Ottoville) and freshman Carter Reese (Westerville/North) tallied 16 points apiece.
• Freshman Jadi Cunningham Jr. (Columbus/Westerville South) put up 15 points, handed out eight assists, and grabbed six rebounds.
• Junior Blake Michael (Fremont/St. Joseph Central Catholic) chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds.
• Jarred Logan led the Yellow Jackets with 23 points.
• The Polar Bears led 40-38 going into halftime.
• Northern started off the second half with an 8-2 run, making the score 48-40.
• Jacoby scored inside with 1:15 left to tie the game at 85-all.
• BW got a 3-pointer from Landon Potopsky with 48 seconds to go to grab an 88-85 lead.
• Northern missed a free throw on its next possession and had two shots miss on its next possession in the final 31 seconds.
• The hosts then iced the game with a pair of free throws with 7 seconds remaining.
• Ohio Northern was 37-of-69 from the floor for 53.6 percent and made 5-of-17 three-pointer for 29.4 percent, while Baldwin Wallace finished 31-of-54 from the field for 57.4 percent and 11-of-25 from three-point range for 44.0 percent.
• ONU made 6-of-11 free throws for 54.5 percent and BWU was 17-of-24 from the foul line for 70.8 percent.
• The Polar Bears out-rebounded the Yellow Jackets 34-28.

Notables

• Jacoby's 24-point game makes this his 10th game of the season to score double digits.
• Miller's 16-point game makes this his 16th game scoring in double digits of the season.
• Cunningham Jr. continues to add to his freshman single-season record of 55 steals and 108 assits. 
• Ohio Northern is now 68-48 all-time against Baldwin Wallace, including a 36-19 mark in Ada.
• ONU and BWU have split this season's meetings.
• Ohio Northern is playing its 113th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1369-1076, a winning percentage of .560.
• Head coach Neal Young is in his second season at Ohio Northern with a 21-26 record.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they travel to Capital for a 2 pm contest.