COLUMBUS, Ohio -  The Ohio Dominican Panthers (7-8, 3-4 G-MAC) men's basketball team pulled off a second half rally to notch a fourth straight victory on Saturday (Jan. 11) afternoon. 

After trailing by 12 in the first half, the Panthers outscored the Malone Pioneers (6-9, 2-5 G-MAC) 46-26 in the second half for a 69-57 victory. 

BOX SCORE NOTES

• Elijah Hinton had a game-high 26 point effort on 11-of-18 field goal shooting. Hinton added a pair of three pointers and free throws with his six rebounds. 
• JeJuan Weatherspoon was the second Panther in double-digits with 17 points and had a team-high seven rebounds. The forward made six-of-eight field goals with a perfect four-of-four at the free throw line.  
• Terrance Broughton scored nine points and added four rebounds and two steals.
• Zac Kimball put up five points with his five rebounds in 26 minutes. 
• Jaylan Green came off the bench with eight points and four assists. 
• Ohio Dominican shot 54.0% in the game with 27-of-50 on field goals. 
  • After shooting 47.6% in the first half, ODU bounced back with a 58.6% second half.  
  • Malone shot 32.8% (19-of-58) in the game with a 23.7% three point percentage (9-38). 
• The Panthers held a 39-28 rebounding advantage. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the opening five minutes, Malone came out with making six of their seven shots on a 16-5 run to force an ODU timeout. 
• ODU responded with a 14-5 run over a ten miniute span, getting within two points (21-19) with five minutes left in the half. 
  • Hinton scored seven points in that span
• Malone pushed the lead to eight points twice before halftime as they led 31-23 at the break. 
• ODU opened the second half with a 12-3 spurt, taking a 35-34 lead on a Weatherspoon three pointer with 14:25 left. The run continued to 15-3 and 9-0 as the Panthers led 38-34 with 12:09 remaining. 
• After a pair of Malone free throws with 11 minutes left as ODU led 41-39, the Panthers outscored the Pioneers 28-18 for the rest of the game. 
  • Ohio Dominican got the lead up to as many as 15. 

UP NEXT

• The homestand continues with a Thursday (Jan. 16) matchup with the other Panthers from Kentucky Wesleyan. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM at Alumni Hall.