Men's Basketball takes down Heidelberg behind a 41-8 run to win 71-43

Men's Basketball takes down Heidelberg behind a 41-8 run to win 71-43
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January 28, 2026

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team used a 41-8 run to post a 71-43 victory at Heidelberg 71-43 on Wednesday evening. 

  • Records: Ohio Northern (12-7 Overall, 7-3 OAC), Heidelberg (11-8 Overall, 5-5 OAC).
  • Venue: — Seiberling Gymnasium — Tiffin, Ohio.

The Game

  • Senior Will Miller (Ottoville) led the Polar Bears with 15 points and brought down 5 rebounds. 
  • Sophomore Conye Gaston (Toledo/Christian) added 15 points off the bench.  
  • Junior Theo Maag (Ottowa) added 12 points and grabbed 5 boards.
  • Sophomore Aiden Harris (Pandora) also added 11 points. 
  • Riley Gossum led the Student Princes with 8 points.
  • Trailing 8-2 early, Ohio Northern used a 41-8 run from the 17:14 mark in the 1st to the 18:25 mark in the second half to build a 43-16 lead. 
  • A made three-pointer by freshman Austin Schultz (Perrysburg) marked the largest lead for ONU at 69-38 with 2:10 left to play
  • ONU led 36-16 at the half and started the second half on a 7-0 run to grab that 43-16 advantage with 1:35 gone in the second half.
  • Ohio Northern responded with a 32-6 run over the next 16:15 of the 1st half giving them a large lead at 34-14. This run included a 14-0 from the 16:33 mark to 9:22 remaining before half. O
  • Northern was 30-of-66 from the floor for 45.5 percent and made 8-of-26 three-pointers for 30.8 percent, while Heidelberg finished 13-of-48 from the field for 27.1 percent and 3-of-17 from three-point range for 17.6 percent. 
  • ONU made 3-of-6 free throws for 50.0 percent and HU was 14-of-20 from the foul line for 70.0 percent.
  • The Polar Bears out rebounded the Student Princes 45-31.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern now leads the all-time series with Heidelberg 111-72. 
  • Miller now ranks 27th all-time in Northern with 1167 points in 93 career games. Miller is also ranked 6th in the conference in ppg with 16.7. 
  • Miller is now in the 10th in ONU history with 154 steals.
  • Ohio Northern continues off its 115th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1392-1091, a winning percentage of .560.
  • Head coach Jon Tropf is in his first season at Ohio Northern with a 12-7 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action when they travel to face Capital on Saturday at 1 pm.