The loss spoiled a brilliant effort by Mount Union (11-12, 5-10 OAC) senior Chris Switzer (Euclid/Stow-Munroe Falls) had game-high and career-best 31 point performance.  The Raiders also got a double-double from sophomore Dave Pellerite (Olmsted Falls/Olmsted Falls) as he had 17 points and 11 rebounds while seniors Jay Mathis (Tallmadge/Tallmadge) and Luke Conley (Louisville/Louisville) each had 16 and 12 respectively.

Wilmington (15-8, 11-5 OAC) had six players in double figures led by Kevin Colson who tallied 18 points. 

There were five lead changes in the first half and the Quakers held a 21-20 edge on a Nate Helton layup with 9:24 left in the period.  Mount Union responded as Switzer nailed back-to-back three pointers to spark a 15-6 run and give the Raiders their largest lead of the half, 36-26 at the six minute mark and Wilmington would battle back to within five, 43-38 at the break.

The Quakers rallied in the second half to retake the lead, 56-55, with just under 14 minutes to play on a pair of Kerry Wilkinson free throws.  The Raiders came right back and over the next six minutes took their largest lead of the game, 73-62 on the strength of an 18-6 surge.  Mount Union held an 80-71 lead with 4:25 to play when the Quakers went on an 11-2 run to tie the game at 82 with 1:27 in regulation.  Justin Gaines hit a layup to give Wilmington an 84-82 lead, but Mathis came right back and hit a shot to send the game to overtime.

Both teams traded baskets to start the extra session and then Gaines hit a pair of shots to take the score to 90-86 which gave Wilmington the lead for good as they went on to the 98-94 win. 

Mount Union plays its final road regular season game Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Marietta College.