COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 10 ranked Marietta College men's basketball team defeated Capital University by the score of 78-74 Wednesday (Jan. 13) evening in Ohio Athletic Conference action. The Pioneers are now 12-2 overall and 6-1 in the OAC. Capital falls to 8-6 on the season and 4-3 in league play.

Anthony Wallace was the one Pioneer to reach double figures with 13 points. Dillon Young and Luis Garcia scored nine points each, while A.J. Edwards, Brennan McKean, Kyle Dixon and A.J. Ireland each chipped in with eight points. Edwards grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.

Michael Green led all scorers with 24 points. Mark Minch and A.J. Dixon finished with 17 and 14 points, respectively for the Crusaders. Minch pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.

Capital grabbed the early lead and a jumper from Minch at the 14:32 mark of the first half put the Crusaders in front by three, 12-9. Marietta responded with a 21-3 run, capped by a three-pointer from Ireland with 7:21 left in the half, to go up by 15 points, 30-15.

The Pioneers would push the margin to as many as 20 points and took an 18-point advantage into halftime.

Trailing by 17 with just under 12 minutes left in the game, Capital went on a 10-1 run to cut the deficit to just eight points with 7:04 left on the clock. MC was able to extend the lead back to 13 points only to see the Crusaders answer with an 8-0 run down the stretch to get within two, 76-74, with five seconds remaining.

A layup from Austin Schreck made it a two-point game. Capital was forced to foul on the ensuing possession and Garcia sank both free throws to secure the victory for Marietta.

For the game, Marietta shot 51.0% (26-of-51) from the floor, 44.4% (12-of-27) from three-point range and 77.8% (14-of-18) at the line. The Crusaders were 26-of-52 (50.0%) from the floor, 3-of-14 (21.4%) behind the arc and 19-of-25 (76.0%) at the line.

Capital outrebounded the Pioneers 32-26. Marietta turned the ball over 14 times, while Capital committed 16 turnovers.

Marietta returns home to host Otterbein University on Saturday (Jan. 16). Tip off is set for 3:00 p.m. in Ban Johnson Arena.