OVERVIEW: The Great Midwest men’s basketball programs wrapped up the 2025 season with a slate of non-conference matchups and picked up conference play to open 2026. Northwood finds themselves at the top of the conference standings with a record of 5-2.  
 
SCOREBOARD:
Tuesday, December 30
Malone 107, Kent State Tuscarawas 80
Walsh 114, Bryant & Stratton 114
Findlay 95, Olivet 70
 
Wednesday, December 31
Ashland 103, Bryant & Stratton 51
Thomas More 92, Kentucky State 61
Ohio Dominican 91, Kentucky Christian 63
 
Saturday, January 3
Cedarville 84, Kentucky Wesleyan 54
Northwood 80, Walsh 75
Ashland 70, Ohio Dominican 69
Hillsdale 70, Malone 51
Lake Erie 79, Tiffin 59
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Malone, Walsh, Findlay, Ashland, Thomas More, and Ohio Dominican closed out the year with non-conference victories. Ohio Dominican’s Elijah Hinton led all-scorers with 31 points. Hinton also grabbed 11 rebounds in a 91-63 win over Kentucky Christian.
• The Timberwolves found themselves victorious over the Cavaliers in a tight 80-75 battle. Five Northwood players scored in double-digits with Will Young II leading the way with 25. Young added five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks to his stat line.
• Ashland won a 70-69 thriller over Ohio Dominican as Jason Moore came off the bench to score 22 points, shooting 10-11 from the field.
• Cedarville’s Sam Johnson won Player of the Week honors after leading the Yellow Jackets to a win over Kentucky Wesleyan. Johnson recorded a season-high 27 points while shooting 9-10 from the field.

 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:

• Scoring: Maceo Williams, AU (18.6 points per game)
• Rebounding: Maceo Williams , AU (8.1 rebounds per game)
• Field Goal Percentage: Sam Johnson, CU (61.2%)
• 3-PT FG %: Ryan Paris, TMU (54.5%)
• Free Throw %: Cooper Davis, UF (86.3%)
• Assists: Jordan Edwards, AU (6.4 assists per game)
• Assist/Turnover Ration: Anthony Johnson (3.1)
• Blocks: Demar Burton, TU (2.2 blocks per game)
• Steals: Mekhi Elmore, UF (1.9steals per game)

 
UP NEXT:
Monday, January 5
Lake Erie 82, Kentucky Wesleyan 77
Ohio Dominican 62, Thomas More 61
Northwood 68, Malone 61
Cedarville 70, Tiffin 68
Walsh 76, Hillsdale 64
Ashland 105, Findlay 104
 
Thursday, January 8
Lake Erie vs. Ashland, 7:30 P.M.
Tiffin vs. Findlay, 7:30 P.M.
Thomas More vs. Northwood, 7:30 P.M.
Cedarville vs. Walsh, 7:45 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Hillsdale, 8:45 P.M.
 
Saturday, January 10
Malone vs. Findlay, 3 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Lake Erie, 3 P.M.
Walsh vs. Tiffin, 3 P.M.
Thomas More vs. Hillsdale, 3 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. Northwood 3:15 P.M.