Men's Basketball takes down Baldwin Wallce thanks to hot start in second half to win 66-51

• Records: Ohio Northern (10-7 Overall, 5-3 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (5-12 Overall, 2-6 OAC).
• Venue: Lou Higgins Center — Berea, Ohio.

The Game

• Senior Will Miller (Ottoville) also had a team-high 22 points for ONU.
• Sophomore Conye Gaston (Toledo/Christian) added 19 as he stayed hot off the bench. 
• Josh Byers led the Yellow Jackets with 9 points.
• Ohio Northern made 13-of-24 shots in the second half (54%) to turn a 30-29 deficit into a 14-point victory.
• The Polar Bears opened the second half on a 13-3 run to grab a 42-33 lead with 12:27 left in the game.
• ONU followed with a 16-3 run to extend the overall run to 29-8, to grab a 58-38 advantage with 6:43 to play.
• BWU would not get closer than 14 points the rest of the way. 
• Ohio Northern was 26-of-52 from the floor for 50.0 percent and made 7-of-15 three-pointers for 46.7 percent, while Baldwin Wallace finished 20-of-50 from the field for 40.0 percent and 6-of-18 from three-point range for 33.3 percent. 
• ONU made 7-of-14 free throws for 50.0 percent and BW was 5-of-11 from the foul line for 45.5 percent.
• The Polar Bears outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 38-25.

Notables

• ONU now leads the all-time series with Baldwin Wallce 70-49. 
• Miller now ranks 30th all-time in Northern with 1136 points in 91 career games. 
• Miller is now 11th in ONU history with 150 steals.
• The Polar Bears finished the first half of the OAC's double-round robin schedule with a 5-3 record, good enough for third place in the 9-team league.
• Ohio Northern continues off its 115th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1390-1091, a winning percentage of .560.
• Head coach Jon Tropf is in his first season at Ohio Northern with a 10-7 record.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action when they return home to take on #4 Mount Union on Saturday at 1 pm for Alumni Day.