Men's Basketball defeats Olivet (Mich.) 65-51 behind 19 points and 9 boards from Maag
November 24, 2025
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team rode a late run to take down Olivet (Mich.) 65-51 on Monday evening.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (4-1 Overall), Olivet (2-3 Overall).
- Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.
The Game
- Junior Theo Maag (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) led the Polar Bears with 19 points and had 9 rebounds.
- Senior Will Miller (Ottoville) pitched in 11 points and grabbed 6 boards.
- Nathan Richardson led the Comets with 14 points.
- Ohio Northern closed the game out on a 13-2 run, turning a slim 52-29 lead with 4:19 left into a 14-point victory.
- Junior Noah Langford (Perrysburg/Toledo Central Catholic) sunk back-to-back threes in the final 51 seconds to cap off the run.
- ONU led 31-28 at the half.
- In the second half, Northern did not trail, but did not by more than eight points until the final 13-2 run.
- There were 7 lead changes in the first half.
- Ohio Northern was 29-of-65 from the floor for 44.6 percent and made 5-22 three-pointers for 22.7 percent, while Olivet finished 21-of-52 from the field for 40.4 percent and 5-of-15 from three-point range for 33.3 percent.
- ONU made 2-of-5 free throws for 40.0 percent and UO was 4-of-5 from the foul line for 50.0 percent.
- The Polar Bears out rebounded the Comets 37-30.
Notables
- Northern now leads the all-time series with Olivet 13-2.
- Miller is now tied for 14th in ONU history with 134 steals.
- Miller is also 51 points away from joining the 1,000-Point Club at Northern and has 949 points in 81 career games.
- Ohio Northern continues off its 115th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1385-1085, a winning percentage of .560.
- Head coach John Tropf is in his first season at Ohio Northern with a 4-1 record.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action when they travel to face off with Albion (Mich.) on December 2 at 7 pm.
