Will Miller and Carter Reese each score 18 as Men's Basketball notches 76-57 victory over Olivet (Mich.)

Will Miller and Carter Reese each score 18 as Men's Basketball notches 76-57 victory over Olivet (Mich.)
Box Score
December 2, 2024

OLIVET, Mich. — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team used a second half surge to post a 76-57 victory at Olivet (Mich.) on Monday night. 

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (5-2 Overall), Olivet (1-5 Overall).
  • Venue: Cutler Event Center- Olivet, Mich.

The Game

  • Sophomore Carter Reese (Columbus/Westerville North) led the Polar Bears in scoring with 18 points and also had 3 steals. 
  • Junior Will Miller (Ottoville) also notched 18 points and had 4 assists as well. 
  • Sophomore Jadi Cunningham Jr. (Columbus/Westerville South) added 11 points, had 6 assists, and grabbed 6 rebounds to go with it.
  • Senior Blake Michael (Fremont/St. Joseph Central Catholic) added 8 points and grabbed 10 boards. 
  • Nathan Richardson led the Comets with 18.
  • In a closely contested first half, there were 10 lead changes as well as six ties throughout the half.
  • The Polar Bears would take a 36-34 lead into halftime with a late layup by freshman Aiden Harris (Pandora/Pandora-Gilboa).
  • Ohio Northern would open the second half with a 12-3 run, pushing the lead to 48-37 with 16:25 left. 
  • The Comets would make it a 59-52 off of a made free throw by Nathan Richardson with 8:38 to play.
  • Northern would respond with a 17-5 run to close out the game.
  • Ohio Northern was 29-of-65 from the floor for 44.6 percent and made 10-31 three-pointers for 32.3 percent, while Olivet (Mich.) finished 20-of-46 from the field for 43.5 percent and 3-of-10from three-point range for 30.0 percent.
  • ONU made 8-of-9 free throws for 88.9 percent and UO was 14-of-26 from the foul line for 53.8 percent.
  • The Polar Bears out rebounded the Comets 35-29.

Notables

  • ONU now leads the all-time series with Olivet by a 12-2 margin.
  • Northern is now ranked third in the conference in steals per game at 9.0. Three Polar Bears are ranked in the top ten in total steals as well. 
  • Cunningham, Jr. is third in the conference in field goal percentage with 64.3 percent.
  • Ohio Northern continues its 114th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1376-1078, a winning percentage of .560.
  • Head coach Neal Young is in his third season at Ohio Northern with a 28-29 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will travel to face off at no. 3 ranked OAC opponent John Carroll on Saturday at 4 p.m.