OVERVIEW:
The Great Midwest men’s basketball programs entered week two with non-conference matchups before they entered conference matchups.  Highlight of the week included the Lake Erie Storms historical start to their season.
 
SCOREBOARD:
Tuesday, November 18
Malone 68, Bryant & Stratton College 54
 
Wednesday, November 19
Eastern Illinois University 62, Tiffin 50
Walsh 100, West Virginia Wesleyan College 59
Cedarville 101, Wright State Lake 53
Hillsdale 89, Andrews University 42
Ashland 89, Salem 67
Findlay 102, Ferris State 70
Lake Erie 92, D’Youville University 76
Northwood 102, Great Lakes Christian College 55
Kentucky Wesleyan 80, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 59
 
Friday, November 21
Walsh 122, Kent State University-Tuscarawas 73
 
Saturday, November 22
Ohio Dominican 68, Roosevelt 52
Kentucky Wesleyan 85, Delta State 79
Wayne State University 79, Northwood 73
Davenport 66, Tiffin 59
Lake Erie 85, Clarion 72
Hillsdale 74, Ohio Christian University 72
Ashland 82, Indiana (Pa.) 80
Gannon 101, Findlay 79
Thomas More 83, University of Indianapolis 78
Cedarville 85, Lincoln Memorial 82
 
Sunday, November 23
Ashland 87, Pitt-Johnstown 77
 
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Walsh Cavaliers moved to 5-0 after defeating the Kent State Tuscarawas, 122-73, and the Carnegie Mellon Tartans, 98-72.  During their matchup against the Tuscarawas five Cavaliers scored in double figures as they shot 59.5% from the field.  They continued this momentum against the Tartans as Cavaliers Quintero Barnett led the scoring with 25 points in 28 minutes along with five steals and four rebounds.
• The Cedarville Yellow Jackets found two victories against the Wright State Lakers, 80-89, and the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters, 85-82.  Their best day came against the Lakers in their home opener as they found a 53-15 halftime lead.  Jonathan Whiteside led four Yellow Jackets in double figures with 16 points on a perfect five-for-five shooting performance while also adding seven rebounds.
• The Hillsdale Chargers found two victories against the Andrews Cardinals, 89-42, and the Ohio Christian Trailblazers, 74-72.  During their tight scoring against the Trailblazers Cole McWhinnie helped secure the victory as he buried a buzzer-beating three-pointer with three-tenths of a second remaining in the half.
• The Ashland Eagles defeated Indiana (Pa.) Crimson Hawks, 82-80, and the Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats, 87-89.  Leading the charge for the Eagles was Maceo Williams as he averaged 22.3 points, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game for the week while also finding back-to-back double-doubles at the Hawkeyes Classic with 25 points, 11 rebounds and then 20 points and 13 rebounds.
• The Findlay Oilers split the week with a victory against the Ferris State Bulldogs, 102-70, and a loss against the Gannon Knights, 79-101.  In their victory against the Bulldogs, Oilers Mason Brandt led the charge with 14 points and nine rebounds on seven-of-12 shooting.
• The Lake Erie Storm found two victories against the D’Youville Saints, 92-76, and the Clarion Golden Eagles, 85-72.  These victories aid in the Storms historic start of the season as they open 4-0 for the first time in school history.

 
 
 
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
Scoring: Maceo Williams, AU (20.8 points per game)
Rebounding: Caleb Conrad, ODU (8.7 rebounds per game)
Field Goal Percentage: Emmanuel Oladeru, MU (67.9%)
3-PT Field Goal Percentage: Lavonte Harris (53.8%)
Assists: Jordan Edwards (8.0 assists per game)
Blocked Shots: Caleb Brooks, WU  (1.6 per game)
Steals: Quintero Barnett, WU (2.4 per game)
 
UP NEXT:
Monday, November 24
Walsh 98, Carnegie Mellon University 72
Kentucky Wesleyan 78, Simmons 61
 
Tuesday, November 25
Northwood vs. Kuyper College, Noon
Tiffin vs. Union College (Ky.), 2:00 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Davis & Elkins, 6:00 P.M.
Findlay vs. Wayne State, 7:00 P.M.
Malone vs. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 7:00 P.M.
Cedarville at Illinois Springfield, 7:00 P.M.
 
Wednesday, November 26
Ashland vs. Kent State-Tuscarawas, 1:00 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Penn State Fayette, 2:00 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan at Missouri - St. Louis, 2:00 P.M.
Hillsdale at University of Indianapolis. 5:00 P.M.
 
Friday, November 28
Findlay vs. Bluffton, 7:00 P.M.
 
Saturday, November 29
Northwood vs. Roosevelt University, 3:00 P.M.
Malone vs. Villa Maria College, 4:00 P.M.
Lake Erie at Mansfield, 7:00 P.M.
 
Sunday, November 30
Cedarville vs. Great Lakes Christian, 11:00 A.M.