Men's Basketball: Otterbein (1-3 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (4-0 Overall, 0-0 OAC)
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 - 7:30 pm - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Wednesday's game is the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for both teams ... ONU is 8-2 in its last 10 OAC openers, dating to 2004-05 ... The Polar Bears dropped their OAC opener last year, falling to Baldwin Wallace 72-68 ... ONU is coming off a thrilling 59-57 victory over Defiance on Tuesday ... Senior Isaiah Roux led the Polar Bears with 16 points ... Sophomore Konnor Baker came off the bench to score 9 points and senior Lucas Pennington and sophomore Joey Hurless added 8 points each ... Through 4 games this season, Baker leads the team and is third in the OAC in scoring with an average of 15.8 ppg ... Roux is second in scoring at 12.8 ppg and Pennington is third at 7.8 ppg ... Sophomore Alex Radkiewicz leads the team in rebounding at 4.8 rpg and Baker is second at 4.3 rpg ... Roux leads the team with 12 assists ... OU is coming off a 70-46 loss to Wittenberg last Wednesday ... Sophomore Bryan Mackenzie just missed a double-double for the Cardinals, scoring a team-high 9 points and grabbing a game-best 11 rebounds ... Sophomore Jake Phillis leads the team in scoring at 9.8 ppg ... Mackenzie and sophomore Chase Moyer are tied for second in scoring at 9.3 ppg ... Mackenzie leads the team in rebounding at 6.5 rpg and Moyer has a team-high 10 assists.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters (2014-15 stats):
G - #2 Isaiah Roux, Sr. (12.8 ppg, 12 Assists)
G - #12 Jordan Martin, Sr. (4.5 ppg, 5 steals)
G - #20 Devon Allen, So. (6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
F - #42 Alex Radkiewicz, So. (5.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
F - #32 Lucas Pennington, Sr. (7.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
Series Records: ONU leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 66-54 margin ... ONU has won 3 straight in the series, including 88-74 and 87-82 decisions last year ... ONU is 26-14 against OU in the ONU Sports Center.
ONU head coach Kevin Byrne: Byrne in his third season at ONU with a 33-24 record, a winning percentage of .579.