Kukura leads Mount Union in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. He is currently third in the OAC in scoring. Along with Kukura, three other Raiders average double figures, including Jarrett Ruffin (Northfield/Nordonia) with 13.8, Jake Jacubec (Struthers/Struthers) with 13.4, and Scelza with 12.1. Ruffin leads the team in rebounding (7.8) and is fourth in the OAC.

Baldwin Wallace enters the game off a 96-88 loss to Muskingum. With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fell to 10-7, 5-5 in the OAC. Jake Fetherolf led Baldwin Wallace with 30 points. Cam Kuhn also added 27 points and 10 rebounds.

Kuhn leads Baldwin Wallace and the OAC in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game while Fetherolf also averages double figures (12.5). Fetherolf also leads the team and the OAC in rebounding with 9.9 per game.

Previous Meeting

The last meeting between these two teams resulting in a double overtime win for Mount Union, 110-109. Kukura led the Raiders in the game with 33 points while Cam Kuhn dropped 51 points for the Yellow Jackets. The Jackets had a  17 point lead , 60-43 in the first six minutes of the second half and Mount Union was able to come back to tie the game to end regulation.

Mount Union took its first lead of the game on a three-pointer from Kukura to start the overtime. BW would again regain the lead until Jacubec hit a three pointer to again tie the game and send it to double overtime. The second overtime started with Kukura scoring the Raiders first 10 points to build a six-point lead 102-96 with 2:06 left.  Again it was Jacubec late as he went 4-of-4 from the line in the final 10 seconds to seal the win.

Coaches

Mike Fuline (Kent State '98) is in his fifth season at Mount Union with an overall record of 80-48. Fuline has won an OAC regular season and tournament title and was the 2015 Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year leading the Raiders to the NCAA Sweet 16.  Before coming to Alliance, Fuline spent six years as head coach of Massillon Jackson High School and won the 2011 OHSAA Division I Boys State Basketball Championship.

Tom Heil (Bluffton '07) is in his first year at Baldwin Wallace.  He five years as an assistant at BW before taking over as the head coach at Defiance last season where he went 22-7 winning both Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles with an NCAA Tournament win.  He has a combined head coaching record of 32-14.

Mount Union projected starters

Jake Jacubec – Sr., G, 6-1, Struthers/Struthers
Cody Dillon – Sr., G, 6-4, Newton Falls/Newton Falls
Taylor Moore– Sr., F, 6-6, North Canton/Hoover
Jarrett Ruffin – Sr., F, 6-5, Northfield/Nordonia  DeAllen Jackson - Jr., G, 6-2 - Akron/Archbishop Hoban

Mount Union player notes

 DeAllen Jackson - Jr., G, 6-2 - Akron/Archbishop Hoban

• Career-high 24 points vs John Carroll (1/17/15)
• Career-high 7 rebounds vs Olivet (Mich.) (12/28/14)
• Career-high 8 assists vs Otterbein (1/24/15)
• Career-high 5 steals vs Muskingum (1/14/15)
• Career-high 5 three-pointers vs John Carroll (1/17/15)
• Played in 46 career games – starting in 21 games

Jake Jacubec - Sr., G, 6-1 - Struthers/Struthers

• Started all 17 games this season
• Double figures in 13 games
• Season-high/Career-high 27 points vs Baldwin Wallace (12/2/15)
• Season-high six rebounds and six assists vs. Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Played last three seasons at California (Pa.)
• 2013 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
• Brother of former Mount Union player Nate Jacubec

Cody Dillon - Sr., G, 6-4 - Newton Falls/Newton Falls

• Started in 16 games this season
• Scored in double figures 8 times
• Season-high 18 points (2x) last vs Otterbein (12/12/15)
• Season-high/career-high 8 rebounds vs Chicago (11/21/15)
• Season-high 4 assists at Ohio Northern (12/9/15)
• Season-high 4 three-pointers four times, most recently vs Heidelberg (1/6/16)
• Career-high 35 points vs John Carroll (12/3/13)
• Career-high 6 assists vs Thiel (11/17/12)
• Career-high 8 three-pointers vs John Carroll (12/3/13)
• OAC record for three-point percentage in a game .727 (8-11) vs John Carroll (12/14/13)
• Played in 100 career games – starting in 99 games
• 29th player to score over 1,000 career points

Jarrett Ruffin – Sr., F, 6-6 - Northfield/Nordonia

• Started all 17 games this season
• Scored in double figures 12 times
• 5 double-doubles this season
• Season-high 26 points (3x) last vs Muskingum (1/13/16)
• Season-high/Career-high 18 rebounds vs. Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Season-high 3 assists vs Heidelberg (1/7/16)
• Season-high 3 blocks at Ohio Northern (12/9/15)
• Career-high 31 points twice, most recently vs Capital (1/31/15)
• Career-high 4 assists three times, most recently vs Muskingum (2/12/14)
• School-record 6 blocks vs Baldwin Wallace (2/5/14)
• Played in 98 career games – starting in 84 games
• 28th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points

Kyle Scelza - Sr., G, 6-1 - Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls

• Played in 8 games ... missed first nine games of season with broken foot
• Season-high/Career-high 27 points vs Marietta (1/20/16)
• Season-high 4 rebounds vs. Hood (12/28/15)
• Career-high 6 rebounds twice, most recently vs Muskingum (2/12/14)
• Season-high/Career-high 4 assists vs Hood (12/28/15)
• Career-high 9 three-pointers vs Marietta (1/20/16)
• Career-high 4 steals vs Capital (1/26/13)
• Played in 92 career games with three starts

Evan Keeslar - Sr., G, 6-3 - Uniontown/Green

• Played in 13 games this season, with one start
• Season-high 7 points vs. John Carroll (1/16/16)
• Career-high 18 points vs Baldwin Wallace (12/18/13)
• Career-high 8 rebounds vs Westminster (Pa.) (1/3/14)
• Career-high 5 assists vs Westminster (Pa.) (1/3/14)
• Played in 95 career games

Michael Shull - Sr., G, 5-10 - Massillon/Massillon Jackson

• Started 15 games this season
• Season-high/Career-high 11 points vs Potsdam St. (11/15/15)
• Season-high/Career-high 5 rebounds at Capital (12/5/15)
• Season-high/Career-high 4 assists vs Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Played in 67 career games with nine starts

Taylor Moore - Sr., F, 6-6 - North Canton/Hoover

• Started 14 games this season
• Scored in double figures three times
• Season-high 13 points vs Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Season-high 6 rebounds (2x) last at Wilmington (1/9/16)
• Season-high/Career-high 2 assists 2x last vs Baldwin Wallace (12/2/15)
• Career-high 20 points at Heidelberg (1/19/13)
• Career-high 10 rebounds vs Pitt-Greensburg (11/20/12)
• Missed all of 2013-14 season due to injury
• Played in 61 career games – starting in 16 games

JJ Kukura - So., G, 6-3 - Alliance/Alliance

• Played in 17 games and started 1 this season
• Scored in double figures 15 times
• Season-high/Career-high 33 points vs Baldwin Wallace (12/2/15)
• Season-high/Career-high 33 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists at North Central (11/20/15)
• Played in 48 career games with 1 start

Josh Duerr - Sr., G, 5-10 – Uniontown/Lake

• Played in all 17 games this season
• Season-high 8 points vs Marietta (1/20/16)
• Season-high 4 rebounds vs. Heidelberg (1/7/16)
• Season-high 3 steals and 3 assists vs Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Career-high 9 points vs John Carroll (1/17/15)
• Career-high 6 rebounds vs John Carroll (1/17/15)
• Career-high 5 assists vs Bethany (W.Va.) (11/18/14)
• Career-high 4 steals vs John Carroll (1/17/15)
• Played in 59 career games

Andrew Francesconi - Fr., F, 6-5 - Tallmadge/Tallmadge

• Played in all 17 games with 1 start
• Season-high 12 points vs Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Season-high 6 rebounds vs Chicago (11/21/15)
• Season-high 4 assists vs Otterbein (1/25/16)

Lucas Supan - Sr. F, 6-4 - Medina/Medina

• Played in nine games
• Season-high/Career-high 9 points and 6 rebounds vs Potsdam State (11/15/15)
• Played in 30 career games 

Miles Griffin - So., G, 6-3 - Massillon/Massillon Jackson

• Played in 16 games
• Season-high/Career-high 15 points vs Chicago (11/21/15)
• Season-high 4 rebounds vs Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Career-high 5 rebounds at Marietta (2/19/14)
• Career-high 3 assists vs Muskingum (2/12/14)
• Missed 2014-15 season due to injury
• Played in 27 career games

Rory Juhn - Sr., C, 6-7 - Fairview Park/Fairview

• Played in eight games
• Season-high/Career-high 4 points vs Penn State-Beaver (11/18/15)
• Season-high 3 rebounds vs William Paterson (11/14/15)
• Season-high/Career-high 1 assist at North Central (11/20/15)
• Career-high 4 rebounds vs Ohio Northern (2/24/15)
• Played in 22 career games

Zach Neuenschwander- Fr., C, 6-10- Navarre/Fairless

• Played in 10 games this season
• Season high/Career High 5 points at Capital (12/5/15)
• Season high 3 rebounds (2x), latest at Otterbein (1/23/16)

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