With its win, B-W is now 17-5 overall and 10-5 in the OAC. With its loss, Mount Union is now 10-12 overall and 6-9 in the OAC.
In the first half, the Yellow Jackets raced out to a 15-4 lead on a jumper by junior guard Keith Aufmuth at the 14:32 mark. The Jackets took their largest lead of the half at 19 points with 55 seconds remaining when sophomore wing Nick Meyer scored on a running jumper in the lane to push the score to 41-22, which was the score at halftime. Thad Davis scored 12 of his 24 points in the first half as Aufmuth chipped in with nine first half points.
In the second half, B-W built its largest lead of the game at 21 points as Aufmuth made a jumper right out of the locker room to make the score 43-22 with 18:43 ramaining. The Purple Raiders slowly cut the B-W lead down to seven, as junior post Kyle Karpinski nailed a jumper with 7:56 remaining in the game. However, the Jackets went on a 16-6 run over the next 6:37 to push the lead back to 17 points as senior guard Tom Harrington canned two free throws with 1:19 remaining. The Yellow Jackets secured the win by making their last 12 free throws and were 17 of 21 on the game from the line en route to the 76-59 victory.
Joining Thad Davis in double figures for the Yellow Jackets was Aufmuth with 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Sophomore forward Tori Davis also added 12 points and seven rebounds.
Mt. Union was led by junior center Kyle Karpinski, who was the only Purple Raider in double figures tonight, as he scored 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
B-W next plays on Saturday, February 12 when it hosts OAC-rival Muskingum College in an OAC game at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea at 3:00 p.m.