In addition to Meeder for BW, sophomore point guard Promis Cabbil (Elyria/Senior) had 10 points and six assists and freshman forward Chris Ameen (Broadview Heights/Walsh Jesuit) had a game-high 11 rebounds. The Fighting Muskies (5-9 overall, 0-7 OAC) were led by Cory Bourquin with a game-high 17 points.
Keys to the Yellow Jacket win included outscoring Muskingum 15-7 at the free throw line and grabbing 11 offensive rebounds.
In the first half, the two teams went back and forth in the first five minutes until BW went on an 8-0 run to take a 15-7 lead at the 10:53 mark when junior forward Kevin Gall (Brook Park/Midpark) made a layup. Muskingum responded with a 12-4 run of its own, tying the game at 19-19 when Kyle Clinedist hit a jumper with 6:43 left in the first half. BW outscored Muskingum 12-7 the rest of the half to take a 31-26 halftime lead.
In the second half, Muskingum tied the game at 33-33 at the 16:39 mark when Clinedist made a layup. BW then went on a 16-9 run to take a seven point lead at 49-42 with 9:02 remaining as Gall hit a jumper on assist from senior forward Paul Glass (Medina/Senior). Muskingum again fought back and tied the game at 51-51 with 3:33 left when Carson Thomas hit one of three free throws. After three lead changes and one tie, BW took the lead for good on a layup from Meeder at 58-56 with 57 seconds left.
On the next possession, Muskingum failed to score and then fouled Meeder who split a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left, giving BW a three point lead at 59-56. After a Cabbil block on a Colin Bass layup, Muskingum's Bourquin was fouled and made both free throws with two seconds left, making the score 59-58. The Fighting Muskies quickly fouled Cabbil, who made one of two free throws with one second left for the final score of 60-58.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 13 when they host Ohio Northern University in the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea at 7:30 p.m.
Media and fans can listen LIVE to all Yellow Jacket men's and women's basketball games on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM.
In addition, the upcoming February 20, 2010 game versus Otterbein College will be taped by S&S Video Productions and telecast on SportsTime Ohio. The Feb. 20 game also is the Second Annual "Take a Kid to the Game" Day. For more information on that game, please call Meg Carney in the BW Athletic Department at 440-826-2140 or visit the "Take a Kid to the Game" web site at www.bw.edu/athletics/takeakid10.
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