Men's Basketball falls 96-78 at No. 18 Mount Union

ALLIANCE —  The Ohio Northern men's basketball team fell 96-78 at No. 18-ranked Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (9-10 overall, 4-8 OAC), Mount Union (16-3 overall, 9-3 OAC)
• Venue: Timken Gymnasium - Alliance, Ohio

The Game

• Freshman Carter Reese (Westerville/North) led the Polar Bears with 14 points.
• Sophomore Will Miller (Ottoville) helped with 12 points.
• Freshman Jadi Cunningham Jr. chipped in with 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
• Christian Parker led the Raiders with 27 points.
• Mount Union scored the game's first nine points and ended the half ahead 55-29.
• ONU made 26-of-65 field goals for 40.0 percent and was 9-of-30 from 3-point range for 30.0 percent.
• UMU made was 31-of-62 from the floor for 50 percent and made 11-of-27 3-pointers for 40.7 percent.
• Northern was 17-of-24 from the foul line for 70.8 percent and Mount Union was 23-of-27 from the charity stripe for 85.2 percent.
• Mount Union out-rebounded Ohio Northern by 43-31 margin.

Notables

• Miller recorded his 13th double-figure scoring game of the season, which was his 7th game in a row.
• Reese has 14 double-figure scoring games this season.
• Ohio Northern is now 61-50 all-time against Mount Union, including a 26-30 mark in Alliance.
• Ohio Northern is playing its 113th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1367-1075, a winning percentage of .560.
• Head coach Neal Young is in his second season at Ohio Northern with a 19-25 record.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Wednesday when they host Heidelberg at 7 pm at the ONU Sports Center.