Ohio Northern tips off 6-game road swing with 90-68 victory over Kenyon

Game Leaders

Ohio Northern
Pts: Will Miller - 21
Reb: Jadi Cunningham Jr. - 6
Ast: Jadi Cunningham Jr. - 11
Kenyon
Pts: Jackson Maloney - 13
Reb: 2 Players (#07, #10 - 7)
Ast: Murathan Kocaman - 3

Team Stats

Ohio Northern
Kenyon

Field Goals

(32-57)
(20-43)

Field Goal %

56.1%
46.5%

Rebounds

26
27

Assists

17
10

Turnovers

9
20

Pts off Turnovers

37
12

2nd Chance Pts

13
7

Pts in the Paint

40
32

Fastbreak Pts

10
4

Bench Pts

29
18
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Nov 16, 2024

GAMBIER — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team started a 6-game road trip with a 90-68 victory at Kenyon on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall), Kenyon (0-3 Overall).
  • Venue: Tomisch Arena - Gambier, Ohio.

The Game

  • Junior Will Miller (Ottoville) led the Polar Bears in scoring with 21 points. 
  • Sophomore Jadi Cunningham (Columbus/Westerville South) had a double-double with 18 points and 11 assists and also grabbed 6 boards.
  • Senior Blake Michael (Freemont/St. Joesph Central Catholic) added 14 points and grabbed 2 rebounds.
  • Sophomore Theo Maag (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) added 8 points, and brought in 3 rebounds.
  • Jackson Maloney led Kenyon with 13 points.
  • Northern started the game on a 12-2 run and would not trail in the contest.
  • Kenyon would cut the lead to 26-20 with 8:54 left in the half, but Northern would go on a 17-9 run to end the half, extending the lead to 43-29 at intermission.
  • The Owls started the second half on a 15-6 run to get with 49-44 with 4:52 gone, but Northern would respond with 7 unanswered points in 2:10 to extend the lead back to 56-44 with 12:58 remaining.
  • The Polar Bears would go on a 7-1 run to push the lead to 81-60 with 3:40 left and would not look back from there. 
  • Ohio Northern was 32-of-57 from the floor for 56.1 percent and made 11-21 three-pointers for 52.4 percent, while Kenyon finished 20-of-43 from the field for 46.5 percent and 4-of-16 from three-point range for 25 percent.
  • ONU made 15-of-20 free throws for 75 percent and KC was 24-of-30 from the foul line for 80 percent.
  • The Owls out-rebounded the Polar Bears 27-26.

Notables

  • Cunningham Jr. notched his third career double-double. 
  • ONU leads the all-time series with Kenyon 28-12.
  • Northern has won the last two matchups with Kenyon.
  • Ohio Northern continues its 114th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1374-1077, a winning percentage of .560.
  • Head coach Neal Young is in his third season at Ohio Northern with a 26-28 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will continue its road trip with a trip to Adrian (Mich.) on Wednesday Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.