Men’s Basketball: #6 Marietta (13-2 Overall, 8-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (7-7 Overall, 1-6 OAC)

Saturday, January 22, 2022, 4 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio

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Saturday's Preview: The Polar Bears face Ohio Athletic Conference foe Marietta on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the second half of a women's-men's doubleheader in the ONU Sports Center … No attendance restrictions are in place, but Ohio Northern's COVID-19 policies will be strictly enforced … In the teams' first matchup this season, ONU fell 94-59 at Marietta on Dec. 4 with senior Brandon Waugh leading the way for the Polar Bears with 20 points … ONU is coming off Wednesday's 74-71 home loss to No. 21 Heidelberg … ONU led 52-51 with 12:17 remaining, and neither team would lead by more than five points the rest of the way … Waugh missed a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have sent the game to overtime … Junior C.J. Napier finished with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Polar Bears … Juniors Adam Scott (14 points) and Landen Long (14) and freshman Ethan Bell (12) also scored in double figures … ONU is averaging 69.6 points per game and allowing 75.5 points per contest while shooting 44.8% from the field, 36.5% on 3-pointers and 62.1% from the foul line … Northern currently has four players averaging double figures in scoring with Napier (14.8 points per game), Waugh (11.9), Long (11.4) and Scott (10.8) … Napier ranks 11th in the OAC in scoring average, and his team-high 8.4 rebounds per game ranks third in the conference … Waugh leads the team with 24 made 3-pointers on 42.1% shooting from beyond the arc … Waugh leads ONU with 44 assists, which ranks seventh in the OAC, and his 21 steals are tied for third in the conference … Waugh is tied for 13th on the program's all-time career steals list with 133 … Waugh's 231 career assists are seven shy of breaking into the top 20 on the ONU leaderboard in that category … The Polar Bears will next play at Wilmington on Wednesday at 7 p.m. … Marietta enters Saturday's game ranked No. 6 nationally in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll and is riding an 11-game win streak dating back to Nov. 23 … The streak began after an 82-74 loss to No. 1 Randolph-Macon (Va.) and includes wins over two nationally ranked foes in Mount Union and Heidelberg by a combined 41 points … MC is coming off Wednesday's 81-69 victory at Capital … Senior Lukas Isaly led the way for the Pioneers with 23 points in the game … Marietta is averaging an OAC-high 86.2 points per game while allowing 72.0 points per contest and is shooting 47.6% from the floor, 38.6% on 3-pointers and 70.5% from the foul line … MC has four players averaging double-figure scoring in seniors Jason Ellis (15.6 points per game), Isaly (15.1), Mason Lydic (10.8) and Tim Kreeger (10.8) … Ellis scored a team-high 17 points in MC's win over ONU earlier this season … Ellis ranks seventh in the OAC in scoring, and his 28 steals and 55 assists rank second and fifth, respectively, in the conference … Ellis and Isaly lead the team with 31 made 3-pointers, which is tied for seventh in the OAC … Junior Sahmi Willoughby leads the team in rebounding with 6.6 per game, which ranks 10th in the OAC.

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Marietta by a 59-42 margin, including a 32-16 mark at home … MC has won eight straight games in the series … The teams last met earlier this season on Dec. 4 with MC getting a 94-59 home win.

Head Coach Rich Bensman: Bensman is in his sixth season at ONU with a 63-67 record, a winning percentage of .485.