(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's basketball team clinched a spot in the upcoming Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) tournament with a win tonight over the visiting Muskingum University Fighting Muskies, 81-69. This will be the first tournament appearance for Wilmington in four years.
Both teams traded buckets over the first 10 minutes of action, with the Quakers holding a slight 14-13 advantage. Their lead jumped to 11 points at 25-16 after a 13-2 run ensued.
Izaiah Cathey scored eight points for Wilmington while
Matt DeBrosse added five. With the Quakers up 13 late in the first half, senior
Domenic Farley knocked down a jumper for the 1,000th point of his Wilmington career, as they held a 43-27 lead at the break.
The Quakers held as large as a 24-point lead in the second half at 63-39. This lead held steady throughout the remainder of the game. The Muskies cut the lead to 12 with 3:40 remaining, but that was as close as they would come in the Quakers victory.
Notables
- Domenic Farley scored 21 points and becomes the 29th player in program history to top the 1,000-point mark and the first since the 2021-22 season.
- Ben Golan and Matt DeBrosse both scored 10 points in the contest.
- Gabe Green and Izaiah Cathey both tied for the game high with six rebounds each.
- Carson Miles had a game high four assists.
- Izaiah Cathey had a game high four steals and game high two blocks.
- The Quakers tied for their second-best shooting mark of the season at 54.4% (31-57).
- Wilmington clinches a spot in the OAC tournament for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
What's Up Next
The Quakers conclude their regular season on Saturday afternoon against the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets for Senior Day at 1:00 P.M.
