Jan. 23, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Marietta College men’s basketball team closed out the first half of its 2007-08 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) schedule with a 79-56 loss to No. 9 Capital University Wednesday (Jan. 23) evening at the Capital Center.

Turnovers were the story of the game, as first place Capital (14-2, 9-0 OAC) turned 21 turnovers (14 in the first half) into 20 points. Marietta (5-11, 1-8 OAC) forced 12 turnovers but converted them into just five points.

Capital jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back. The Pioneers trailed by 21, 41-20, at intermission and never got closer to 19 points in the final stanza. Capital extended its lead to as many as 29 before cruising to the 79-53 win.

Marietta finished the night 17-of-56 (.304) from the floor, including 4-of-18 (.222) from beyond the arc. The Pioneers added 15-of-18 (.833) from the line. Capital went 26-of-69 (.420) from the field, 6-of-19 (.316) from deep and 15-of-19 (.789) from the charity stripe. The Crusaders out rebounded the Pioneers 45-38.

Freshman Jordan Cox (West Union) led Marietta with 17 points. Senior Adam Rockhold (Olmsted Falls) and junior Isaiah Creasap (Wooster/Northwestern) both added 13 points; Rockhold, the OAC’s leading rebounder, also pulled down nine boards. No other Pioneer had more than three points in the loss. Steve Kyser and Nate Stahl paced Capital with 19 points each.

The Pioneers are back in action Saturday (Jan. 26) afternoon when Ohio Northern visits Ban Johnson Arena for a 3 p.m. tip-off. Marietta will recognize all of the elementary students that participated in this year’s “Dream to Read” program.

Freshman Jordan Cox scored 17 points against No. 9 Capital

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