PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball team defeated Chatham University on the road in dominant fashion by a score of 85-59 at the Athletic Fitness Center to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
The Yellow Jackets were led by
Josh Byers,
Isaac Richardson, and
Ray Ellington, who had 21, 19, and 18 points. The victory marks the first time the team has started 2-0 since the 2021-22 season, when they won their first four games.
Game Recap
The game started off with the dominance of the Brown and Gold. After Chatham made the first bucket of the night, a three-pointer, the Yellow Jackets went on a 14-0 run to go up 14-3 four minutes in. They maintained this lead for the next seven minutes, leading 27-14 after Chatham cut it to six at one point. For the remainder of the opening frame, BW maintained a similar advantage, leading by as few as seven and as many as 13 as they were up 38-27 at the break.
Coming out of the locker room, the Yellow Jackets made the advantage to an even larger margin, going up 57-40 at the under-16 timeout. The Brown and Gold maintained a similar lead throughout the remainder of the half. The closest Chatham came to cutting the deficit was 16, trailing 66-50 with 8:19 to play. BW outscored the Cougars 85-59 in the final half of play.
In addition to his 19 points, Richardson pulled down 11 rebounds, while three players for the Yellow Jackets had multiple steals. As a team, they shot 56% from the field and 52% from beyond the arc.
The Matchup
This is the second time that the schools have met in the past calendar year, with the Yellow Jackets' victory tying things up at one.
Looking Ahead
The Yellow Jackets are back on the court Saturday, November 14, when they square off against Ohio Wesleyan inside the Ursprung Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m.
