Ewing scores game-high 29 points in 89-69 loss at Miami (Ohio)

Senior Eric Ewing scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Olivet College men’s basketball team in an 89-69 loss to NCAA Division I foe Miami University of Ohio this evening at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio.

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Ewing scores game-high 29 points in 89-69 loss at Miami (Ohio)
December 29, 2016

OXFORD, Ohio –   Senior Eric Ewing scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Olivet College men's basketball team in an 89-69 loss to NCAA Division I foe Miami University of Ohio this evening at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Miami 89, Olivet 69
Location: Millett Hall; Oxford, Ohio
Records: Olivet 4-7 overall, Miami 7-6 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Neither team led by more than four points in the first five minutes of the game.
  • Miami built the largest lead for either team, 15-9, at the 14:26 mark.
  • The Comets responded with seven straight points to go up 16-15.
  • The teams traded baskets until the Comets took their largest lead in the game, 26-20, after Ewing and senior Aaron Washington nailed back-to-back three pointers.
  • The RedHawks responded with a 12-4 run to take a 32-30 lead.
  • Miami then scored 13 straight points for 45-30 advantage with 1:45 left before halftime.
  • Olivet scored the final 10 points of the opening half to trail by only five points, 45-40, at the break. The run was started by back-to-back triples by senior Chris Chrzan and ended by back-to-back layups by Ewing.
  • The Comets would not get any closer during the second half.

FOR THE COMETS          

  • Ewing made 11-of-20 baskets, including three from three-point range, and 4-of-6 free throws for his 29 points.
  • Washington scored 16 points off the bench.
  • Chrzan finished with eight points.
  • Despite fouling out early in the second half, junior Jordan Terry grabbed a team-leading six rebounds.
  • Junior P.J. Trammell dished out five assists in 13 minutes.

FOR THE REDHAWKS                                     

  • Miami had four players score in double figures, led by Logan Mclane's 17 points.
  • Michael Weathers contributed 16 points, while twin brother, Marcus, had 11.
  • Rod Mills had 11 points.
  • Mclane also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet opens Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play next Wednesday, Jan. 4, when it hosts Adrian College at 7:30 p.m. The game is Charlotte Junior Orioles Night. Any CJO player wearing his/her uniform will be admitted to the game free of charge.