Wes Knavel (Zanesville/West Muskingum) also came off the bench and had 12 points for a Mount Union squad that has now won three of its last four games to stand at 9-12 overall and 7-7 in the OAC.

Kyle Meyer nailed 10-of-13 shots to lead four players in double figures for Ohio Northern (11-10, 9-5 OAC).

Ohio Northern led 19-9 in the game's first 10 minutes then stretched that lead to 29-19 with 6:19 left in half.  Mount Union then out paced the Polar Bears, 15-8 to close to within three, 37-34 at the half.

The Raiders then scored six of the first eight points in the second half to take a 40-39 lead with 15:35 remaining.   There were then seven lead changes over the next eight minutes before Mount Union scored seven straight points capped by a Pellerite layup to take a 58-52 lead with four minutes to go.

Ohio Northern would rally to tie the game but Mount Union converted 7-of-8 free throws over the final 32 seconds to put the game away.

Mount Union hosts Baldwin-Wallace in an OAC matchup Wednesday at 7:30 pm at The MAAC in Alliance.