WILBERFORCE, Ohio-  The Ohio Dominican Panthers (3-7) men's basketball team returned back to non-conference play with a trip to Southwest Ohio, taking on the Central State Marauders (4-9) on Friday (Dec. 20) afternoon.

The Marauders turned away the Panthers with a 66-65 victory at Beacom/Lewis Gym. 

BOX SCORE NOTES

• Elijah Hinton led the Panthers with 14 points, shooting five-of-nine from the floor and adding a pair of three pointers and free throws. Hinton took three balls away from the Marauders. 
• Terrance Broughton dished out seven assists with two steals, five points and two rebounds. 
• JeJuan Weatherspoon finished with a 12 point, 11 rebound double-double with four assists. Weatherspoon scored six of his points at the free throw line on seven attempts. 
• Derek Goodman knocked down four threes for 12 points. 
• Brady Moore and Antonio Carter each scored nine points. 
• Ohio Dominican shot 42.6% (23-54) from the floor while Central State made 54.5% (24-44) of their shots in the game. 
  • Central State was 11-of-24 from deep with the Panthers making nine threes (of 23 attempts).
  • ODU converted ten-of-11 free throw tries. 
• The Panthers out-rebounded the Marauders 31-23 while winning the offensive rebounds category 16-7. ODU had 17 second chance points in the game. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A back and forth first half that featured nine lead changes and five ties saw the two teams bounce the lead off each other. 
• The game was tied four times in the opening ten minutes of the game. 
• After ODU led 18-16 with a Weatherspoon three-point play, Central State scored five straight points for a 21-18 lead with 6:22 left. 
• One minute later, CSU regained a 23-20 three point advantage before ODU answered with a 10-3 run for a 30-26 lead with 2:28 to go in the half. 
• Central State closed the lead to 32-31 at halftime as the Panthers led at the break. 
• After Central State tied the game at 32 after halftime, Goodman made a trio of threes as the Panthers went on a 12-6 flurry for a 44-38 lead five minutes in. 
• The game was kept at bay with ODU leading until Central State tied it at 52 with 7:47 remaining. 
• ODU scored eight of the next ten points to retake a 60-54 lead with 5:09 left in the game. 
• A 7-0 Marauders run put CSU in the lead with 3:52 on the clock with a 61-60 lead. 
• Central State led 66-62 with Goodman getting the lead down to one with a three under two minutes. 
• ODU had a chance at the buzzer to win the game but came up just inches short. 

UP NEXT

• Ohio Dominican heads to Mattoon, Illinois for a neutral site game at Lake Land College to take on the Lincoln (Missouri) Bears on Sunday (Dec. 22) at 1:00 PM Central.