Box Score COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican's men's basketball team fell to Cedarville in Great Midwest Athletic Conference action by a final score of 62-53 Saturday afternoon in Alumni Hall.
Hasan Varence (Queens, New York) led the way for the Panthers recording his eighth double-double of the season scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the loss. The only other Panther in double-figures was freshman Sean Marks (Delaware, Ohio) who scored 15 points off the bench for the Panthers.
Michael Scott (Hebron Ky.) once again led the Panthers with eight assists marking his 10th game with at least five assists while Arius Jones (Lansing, Mich.) had eight points, six rebounds and four steals.
A slow first half for both sides saw ODU trailing 26-22 at the end of the first 20 minutes. With ODU up 12-11 with 9:31 left in the first half, a 10-2 Cedarville run opened a seven point deficit with 5:49 remaining in the half. The Panthers would outscore the Jackets 7-5 the rest of the half. ODU shot just 26.7% from the floor (8-of-30) including 25% (4-of-16) from three. Cedarville shot 42.3% (11-for-26) from the floor and made three of their eight shots from three.
Cedarville opened the second half on a 9-2 run to open an 11-point lead at 35-24 with 17:06 remaining. With ODU trailing 43-30 at the 11:45 mark, the Panthers sparked a 9-0 run to cut their deficit to four capped by Varence's second three in the run.
With ODU trailing 48-44 with 6:55 remaining, a 10-3 Cedarville run put the game out of reach for the Panthers.
Isaiah Speelman led the Jackets with 18 points while Kollin Van Horn had 14 points.
The Panthers remain at home and continue G-MAC play this Thursday as they host Ohio Valley with tip set for 5:30 p.m.
