Marietta College men hold on to beat Capital
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Capital gave its best shot, but the Marietta College men's basketball team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, managed to remain unbeaten in the Ohio Athletic Conference after pulling out an 82-74 win Tuesday night at Ban Johnson Arena.
The Pioneers improve to 21-2 and 16-0 in the OAC with a road contest upcoming on Saturday at Heidelbeg.
Jason Ellis led Marietta College with 21 points, including a pivotal 3-point play at the 6:23 mark of the second half which capped a 14-4 run and moved the Pioneers in front to stay at 66-58.
Capital, which dropped to 13-10 and 8-8 in the OAC, trailed 41-37 at intermission closed to within one at 42-43 on a baseline 3-pointer from Dom Moegerie. Trailing 48-47, the visitors missed out on an golden chance to overtake Marietta College with a layup that was negated on a charging foul. Capital finally caught the Pioneers at 52 on Griffin Doseck's 3-pointer. Teammate Joe Thompson followed with a bucket to leave Marietta trailing 54-52.
Marietta College responded with the 14-4 run. Sahmi Willoughby's dunk extended the gap to double digits at 70-60.
Doseck's trey at the 2:56 mark of regulation cut the deficit to 72-65, but Marietta prevented Capital from getting any closer.
A total of five Marietta players scored in double figures, including Mason Lydic with 15 points.