Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Colin West '27

BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team picked up their first win of the season over Hiram College in a non-conference matchup, 76-58, in Ursprung Gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets had four players score over double-digits in the win.

BW Leaders (1-5)

• Junior forward Isaac Richardson (Avon Lake/Avon Lake) led the Yellow Jackets in points and rebounds with 14 and seven, respectively
• Junior forward AJ Pestello (Cuyahoga Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) notched 13 points and three assists
• Freshman guard Josh Byers (Strongsville/Strongsville) scored 13 points and added two steals
• Junior Academic All-OAC guard Titus Baskerville IV (Stow-Munroe Falls) dropped 10 points and dished out a game-high seven assists
• The Yellow Jackets had 36 points in the paint to best the Terriors, 36-32

Hiram Leaders (3-2)

• Senior wing Brock Makrancy led the Terriers with 10 points and four rebounds
• Junior guard Jack Agema scored nine points and added three assists
• Senior guard Dushawn Hill led the team with five assists

First Half (BW 40-28) 

• Byers opened the scoring with a layup in the first minute
• Hiram grinded out a 15-12 lead in the first 6:05, scoring 14 points on layups
• BW went on a remarkable 21-2 run in the next 8:38 of the game, led by Baskerville's eight points
• Hiram climbed back with an 8-2 run, but BW managed to extend their lead to 12 with a three from Byers
• BW lit it up from deep in the first half, making seven of 14 threes for a 50 percent total
• The Brown and Gold out-rebounded the Terriers 12-9, leading to seven second chance points

Second Half (BW 76-58) 

• Senior guard Dushawn Hill made a layup at 17:44 for the first points of the half
• BW began the half on a 16-7 run, going 7-8 from the field
• Hiram responded with a 12-2 run of their own, led by seven points by Makrancy
• BW increased their lead back up to 22 with a 18-7 run, led by Pestello and Richardson with six points each
• BW led for the entire second half
• BW took care of the ball and had zero turnovers the entire 2nd half

Up Next
BW opens conference play on Wednesday, December 3rd, when they host Marietta College at 7 p.m. in Ursprung Gymnasium. Fans can catch all the action on FloCollege.