Men's Basketball sees 7-game win streak come to an end with an 80-64 at Muskingum

Men's Basketball sees 7-game win streak come to an end with an 80-64 at Muskingum
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February 14, 2026

NEW CONCORD — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team saw its 7-game win streak come to an end with a with an 80-64 loss at Muskingum on Saturday afternoon.

  • Records: Ohio Northern (15-8 Overall, 10-4 OAC), Muskingum (15-7 Overall, 7-7 OAC).
  • Venue: Steele Center — New Concord, Ohio.

The Game

  • Sophomore Aiden Harris (Pandora Gilboa) lead the way with  15 points and 6 rebounds. 
  • Senior Will Miller (Ottoville) added 10 points.
  • Duane Davis led the Muskies with 20 points.
  • MU ended the half on a 22-9 run over the final 8:39 to turn a slim 18-15 lead into a 40-24 halftime advantage.
  • A 10-2 to start the second half for the Muskies capped the 34-11 run and grew their lead to 50-26 with 15:47 left to play.
  • Harris knocked down a 3-pointer to end a 19-6 run that brought the lead down to 67-51 with 6:00 to go.
  • Ohio Northern was 19-of-58 from the floor for 32.8 percent and made 6-of-20 three-pointers for 30.0  percent, while Muskingum finished 23-of-46 from the field for 50.0 percent and 9-of-17 from three-point range for 52.9 percent. 
  • ONU made 20-of-32 free throws for 62.5 percent and MU was 25-of-30 from the foul line for 83.3 percent.
  •  Muskingum outrebounded the Polar Bears 38-29.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern now trail in the all-time series with Muskingum 79-52. 
  • Miller is now  22rd all-time in Northern with 1233 points in 99 career games. Miller is also ranked 6th in the conference in ppg with 16.1. 
  • Miller is now in the 10th in ONU history with 154 steals.
  • Ohio Northern clinched its third consecutive winning season with its 15-8 record.
  • The Polar Bears also clinched a top 3 spot in the 6-team OAC Tournament slated for Feb. 24-28 which gurantees them at least one home game.
  • Ohio Northern continues off its 115th season of varsity men's basketball and has a record of 1396-1091, a winning percentage of .561.
  • Head coach Jon Tropf is in his first season at Ohio Northern with a 18-7 record.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action when they host #21 Otterbein on Wednesday at 7 pm.