(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's basketball team lost their Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) opener to the visiting Muskingum University Fighting Muskies Tuesday night at home, 93-76. The Quakers held a 45-43 lead at the break, but Muskingum was firing on all cylinders in the second half and outscored Wilmington 50-31 to win the game. The Quakers are back in non-conference play on Sunday afternoon against Wittenberg University at home.
The two teams traded points to start the game, as the game sat tied at 10-10 with 16:35 left in the first half. The Muskies then used a 15-5 run to take the lead and hold a 25-15 advantage. This lead held steady until the Quakers began to come back with 7:50 to play.
Carson Miles went on a 6-0 run of his own, which also included a steal.
Domenic Farley cut the lead to one point after a steal and a layup made it 28-27. The Muskies briefly pushed the lead back out to four, but just like that the game was tied at 40-40 with one minute remaining in the half.
A pair of
Rashid Chisholm free throws gave the Quakers a 42-40 lead before an
Obed Achirem steal, layup, and free throw pushed the lead to 45-40. Muskingum hit a late three pointer to go into the half trailing 45-43.
The Muskies rushed out to a 10-2 run in the second half to grab a 53-47 advantage. This lead grew to 11 points at 60-49 with 14:54 to play. The Quakers cut the lead down to six after a tip-in layup by Chisholm made the score 63-57 with 11:44 to go, but that was as close as they would get in their loss.
Notables
- Sophomore Carson Miles scored a career high 17 points in the game, going 7-13 from the field.
- Senior Rashid Chisholm scored 14 points and has scored 13 or more points in every game this season for Wilmington.
- Senior Obed Achirem scored 13 points for the Quakers, and has now scored 13 points in two games this season.
- Achirem led the team with six rebounds, while Chisholm and senior Domenic Farley both had five rebounds in the contest.
- Miles led the team with three assists, while Achirem, Farley, and senior Bryce Bird all added two.
- Miles and Chisholm both had a pair of steals, tying for the game high.
- Chisholm tied for the game high with two blocks.
- The difference came at the free throw line where Wilmington knocked down nine free throws compared to the Muskies 23. The Quakers had 13 attempts and Muskingum had 35.
What's Up Next
The Quakers fall to 1-4 overall this season and 0-1 in the OAC. They look to bounce back Sunday afternoon against the Wittenberg University Tigers at 3:00 P.M.
Wilmington beat Wittenberg for the first time in program history last season in Springfield, Ohio, winning the game 78-73.
