Posted: Dec 17, 2022
By: Athletic Communications Student Assistant Paige Phillips '23
BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team fell to Otterbein University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game by a final score of 80-76 in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center.
BW Leaders (4-5, 1-3 OAC)
- Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC guard Anthony Mazzeo (North Canton/Massillon Jackson) led the Yellow Jackets with 19 points, one assist, and two rebounds.
- Senior All-OAC guard Jake Snyder (Stow/Archbishop Hoban) added 18 points and eight assists.
- Sophomore forward Zoltan Nagy (Lakewood/St. Edward) posted his first career double-double with a career-high 11 points and a career-high 11 boards.
Otterbein Leaders (7-2, 1-0 OAC)
- The Cardinals were led by Cam Evans who tallied 28 points, with one assist and five boards.
- Dallas Patrick had an additional 16 points.
First Half (36-34 BW)
- The Yellow Jackets came out hot as they kicked the game off with a 12-4 run to take an early lead.
- After some back-and-forth action, the Cardinals went on a 7-2 run that cut BW's lead down to two.
- Two back-to-back layups from Price jumpstarted a 10-2 run to extend the Yellow Jacket lead.
- Otterbein closed the half with a 11-4 run that minimized the Yellow Jacket lead to two.
- Sophomore guard Ashton Price (Bay Village/Bay) led the scoring for BW in the first half with nine points and one assist.
- Mazzeo added seven points, while Snyder supported with five assists.
- Leading the Cardinals in the first half was Evans with 10 points.
Second Half (80-76 Otterbein)
- The beginning of the second half features some back and forth action until a 9-2 run for the Yellow Jackets pushed them ahead.
- Before the Yellow Jackets could reach a double-digit lead, the Cardinals went on a 11-2 run to tie up the score with 13:16 left.
- With 10:24 left in the game, a three-point shot from Rains gave Otterbein their first lead of the game.
- An 8-2 run from Otterbein extended their lead, however a pair of threes from Mazzeo got some momentum going for the Yellow Jackets with 5:34 left.
- A pair of free throws at the end of the game secured an Otterbein Cardinal victory with a finals core of 80-76.
- Snyder led the Yellow Jackets in the second half with 14 points and three assists, while Mazzeo added 12 points.
- Evans led Otterbein in the second half with 18 points.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Monday, December 19th when they host non-conference opponent La Roche (Pa.) University in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Rec Center at 7:00 p.m.