The Purple Raiders are now 11-12 overall and at 9-7 in the OAC move into a tie for fourth place with Capital in the standings with two games left.  The top four teams at the end of the regular season host quarterfinal games in the OAC Tournament.

Sophomore forward Matt Wier (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead five in double figures for Mount Union.

Senior guard Sam King (Masury/Brookfield) had 16 points in what could have been his final home game, sophomore forward Jimmy Wood (Wintersville/Indian Creek) and freshman forward Matt Kiger (Williamstown, WV/Williamstown) each had 13, while junior forward Dave Pellerite (Olmsted Falls/Olmsted Falls) rounded out the Raiders double figure scorers with 12.

Brice Rausch had a game-high 23 points and Chris Davis had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead an Otterbein squad that is now 6-17 overall and 4-12 in the OAC.

Otterbein controlled the game early and an Ian Gardner layup with 11:49 to play in the first half gave the Cardinals a 20-15 lead. 

Mount Union would then go on a 16-2 run capped by a Jordan Tozzi (Magnolia/Sandy Valley) three pointer to take a 31-22 lead at the 5:50 mark.  The Raiders would lead 40-35 at the half.

Mount Union hit eight of its 12 second half shots to take the lead to 12 points, 60-48 on a Tozzi layup with 12:27 to go.  The Raiders continued their hot shooting as they finished the half converting 17-of-26 shots (65.4-percent) on their way to 48 second half points and go on to the 88-71 victory.

Mount Union finishes the regular season on the road with a game next Wednesday at 7:30 pm at Muskingum and next Saturday at 2 pm at Capital.