Box Score TIFFIN, Ohio – Mount Union's men's basketball team defeated Heidelberg Saturday, December 7 in an Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball matchup at the Seiberling Gymnasium.
The Purple Raiders improve to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the OAC as the Berg falls to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the OAC. Mount Union was led by sophomore Jarrett Ruffin (Northfield/Nordonia) who recorded a double-double with game-highs 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Ruffin was one of four Raiders in double figures joined by senior T.J. Gillespie (Toledo/Toledo St. Johns) who scored 13 points, sophomore Kyle Scelza (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) had 12 points and senior Jimmy Darnley (Canton/GlenOak) chipped in 11.
The Student Princes were led by Jackson Blue who had a team-high 14 points as he was one of three players in double-digits as Deonte Holder scored 13 points and Frank Longhino had 10.
The Berg jumped out to a 9-2 lead with 16:11 on the clock in the first half before getting up to the 14-7 lead at the 14:21 mark. Mount Union would answer with a 7-0 run to tie the game at 14 points with 12:31 remaining.
The Raiders would take their first lead, 18-16 at 10:36, before the Student Princes went on a 15-6 run over the next four and a half minutes to the 31-24 lead with 6:07 to go. Mount Union would outscore the Berg 16-9 to take the three point lead into the half, 43-40.
The game would remain close in the first five minutes as Heidelberg had the slight scoring advantage, 10-7, in the second half, as it was tied 50-50 with 14:53 to go in the game. Heidelberg reached the largest lead of the half for either team with a six point lead at the 2:42 mark from a Blue layup, 71-65. Scelza would cut the lead in half with a three-pointer at the 2:20 mark, 71-68, before two Ruffin free-throws would bring the game to within one point, 71-70 the Berg.
Mount Union took the one point lead, 72-71, as junior Nate Jacubec (Struthers/Struthers) found Gillespie for the layup. The Purple Raiders would go on for the 74-71 victory as Jacubec hit the games last two free-throws.
Mount Union returns to the gymnasium Saturday, December 14 when they host Otterbein in an OAC men's basketball matchup in the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex on campus.
Newspaper Box Score
Mount Union vs Heidelberg
12/07/13 3:00 p.m. at Seiberling Gymnasium
At Seiberling Gymnasium
MOUNT UNION 74, HEIDELBERG 71
MOUNT UNION (4-2 (2-0 OAC))
Jarrett Ruffin 6-15 4-6 16; TJ Gillespie 6-11 1-2 13; Kyle Scelza 4-7 0-0 12; Jimmy Darnley 4-6 3-5 11; DeAllen Jackson 3-6 0-0 6; Cody Dillon 2-8 0-0 5; Tyler Sherman 1-3 2-4 4; Michael Shull 1-3 0-0 3; Nate Jacubec 0-7 3-4 3; Jeff Foreman 0-0 1-2 1; Josh Duerr 0-0 0-0 0; Evan Keeslar 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 14-23 74.
HEIDELBERG (3-4 (0-2 OAC))
Jackson Blue 6-7 2-4 14; Deonte Holder 5-14 1-3 13; Frank Longhino 4-4 0-0 10; Keith Mackie 4-10 0-0 9; Cole Williams 3-11 2-2 9; Jack Hart 2-2 1-1 5; Lee Renner 1-3 2-2 5; Doug Waldmannstetter 1-3 2-2 4; Mike Petrie 0-8 2-3 2; Josh Pollner 0-1 0-0 0; Derek Mason 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 12-17 71.
Mount Union................... 43 31 - 74
Heidelberg.................... 40 31 - 71
3-point goals--Mount Union 6-20 (Kyle Scelza 4-7; Cody Dillon 1-5; Michael Shull 1-2; DeAllen Jackson 0-1; Nate Jacubec 0-2; TJ Gillespie 0-2; Jarrett Ruffin 0-1), Heidelberg 7-22 (Deonte Holder 2-7; Frank Longhino 2-2; Lee Renner 1-2; Keith Mackie 1-3; Cole Williams 1-3; Derek Mason 0-1; Mike Petrie 0-4). Fouled out--Mount Union-None, Heidelberg-None. Rebounds--Mount Union 40 (Jarrett Ruffin 13), Heidelberg 39 (Doug Waldmannstetter 7). Assists--Mount Union 12 (Nate Jacubec 4), Heidelberg 11 (Keith Mackie 3). Total fouls--Mount Union 17, Heidelberg 19. Technical fouls--Mount Union-None, Heidelberg-None. A-535
