Men's Basketball drops a close battle at Albion (Mich.) 72-71 on late basket in hard fought battle

Men's Basketball drops a close battle at Albion (Mich.) 72-71 on late basket in hard fought battle
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December 2, 2025
ALBION (Mich.) — Albion (Mich.) scored with 8.1 seconds left to grab a 72-71 victory over the Ohio Northern men's basketball team in a hard fought battle on Tuesday evening.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (4-2 Overall), Albion (5-2 Overall).
  • Venue: Kresge Gymnasium - Albion, Mich.

The Game

  • Senior Will Miller (Ottoville) led the Polar Bears with 16 points and 6 boards.
  • Sophomore Aiden Harris (Pandora Gilboa) added 12 points with 6 boards
  • Senior Mason Studer (Galion/Colonel Crawford) pitched in 12 points of his own thanks to netting 4-of-5 three-point attempts. 
  • Kameron Mayes led the Britons with 21 points.
  • Ohio Northern got a good look to win the game but were unable to convert. 
  • Miller scored a layup on a back door cut with 37 seconds left to put the Polar Bears in the lead 71-70.
  • Mayes scored a tough basket with 8.1 seconds left to take the final lead for Albion at 72-71.
  • Studer knocked down his fourth three-pointer of the game to give Northern a 69-67 lead with 1:53 to go but the Brits answered with a three of their own.
  • Harris tied the game at 64-64 with 2:43 left in the contest 
  • The Polar Bears closed out the half on a 9-2 run to take a lead 40-39 at intermission.
  • Ohio Northern was 22-of-55 from the floor for 40.0 percent and made 8-19 three-pointers for 42.1 percent, while Albion finished 21-of-41 from the field for 51.2 percent and 7-of-14 from three-point range for 50.0 percent.
  • ONU made 19-of-23 free throws for 82.6 percent and AC was 23-of-29 from the foul line for 79.3 percent.
  • The Polar Bears out rebounded the Britons 30-28.

Notables

  • Northern now leads the all-time series with Albion 5-1
  • Miller is now tied for 12th in ONU history with 139 steals.
  • Miller is also 35 points away from joining the 1,000-Point Club at Northern and has 965 points in 82 career games.
  • Ohio Northern continues off its 115th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1385-1086, a winning percentage of .560.
  • Head coach John Tropf is in his first season at Ohio Northern with a 4-2 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action when they return home as they host Hope (Mich.) on Friday at 7 pm.