Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Colin West '27

NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team fell to Muskingum University in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup, 80-61, inside the Anne C. Steele Center.

BW Leaders (1-7)

• Sophomore guard Brock Beech (Medina/Medina) led the Yellow Jackets with a career-high 17 points  
• Junior forward AJ Pestello (Cuyahoga Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds
• Junior forward Isaac Richardson (Avon Lake/Avon Lake) added 10 points and four rebounds

Muskingum Leaders (8-0)

• Senior guard Duane Davis dropped a game-high 24 points
• Junior guard Owen Emig added 19 points
• Junior wing Nathan Walker grabbed six rebounds
• Sophomore guard Alieu Ceesay dropped 10 points

First Half (Muskingum 44-36)

• Beech opened the scoring with a layup in the first minute
• Muskingum jumped out to a 13-point lead, going on a 20-7 run in the first 8:13 of the game
• Pestello made a free throw with 8:06 left in the half began a 13-4 run for the Brown and Gold, cutting the lead to four
• Pestello pulled the Jackets within two by a dunk at the 3:52 mark
• Muskingum extended their lead back up to six as the half ended

Second Half (Muskingum 36-25)

• Freshman Guard J'Allen Barrino scored the first points of the half with a layup
• Both teams traded baskets and a Beech layup at 16:06 cut the Muskie lead to six
• Muskingum continued to add to their lead and never looked back, closing out the game with a 21-point lead
• Beech led the Yellow Jackets with 12 points in the half

Up Next
BW plays another conference game on Wednesday, December 16th, when they travel to University of Mount Union at 7 p.m. in Timken Gymnasium. Fans can catch all the action on FloCollege.