WILMINGTON — Nate Burger led four Ohio Northern players in double figures as the visiting Polar Bears defeated Wilmington 83-69 in Ohio Athletic Conference basketball at Fred Raizk Arena.

Burger made 14 of 16 free throws and finished with 23 points. He also had 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Christian Jones led Wilmington with 17 points.

As a team, Ohio Northern hit on 26 of 46 from the floor and 25 of 30 at the line.

The Polar Bears also outrebounded the Fightin’ Quakers 36-22.

Wilmington is 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the conference. Ohio Northern improves to 3-3 and 2-0.

SUMMARY

December 7, 2016

@Fred Raizk Arena

Ohio Northern 83 Wilmington 69

O 47.36…..83

W 30.39…..69

(83) OHIO NORTHERN (fg-3fg-ft-tp) Bruns 1-0-2-4 Thress 4-0-2-10 Allen 5-4-2-16 Baker 7-1-1-16 Burger 4-1-14-23 Allemeier 0-0-0-0 Diorio 2-0-0-4 Feitshans 3-0-2-8 Pepper 0-0-2-2. TOTALS 26-6-25-83

(69) WILMINGTON (fg-3fg-ft-tp) Russell 0-0-1-1 Chatman 4-0-0-8 C. Jones 6-3-2-17 Lewis 4-0-2-10 Iles 1-1-0-3 Patrick 2-0-0-4 J. Jones 1-0-1-3 Smith 0-0-0-0 Greene 1-0-0-2 Pittman 0-0-0-0 Hecker 1-1-0-3 Scott 7-3-1-18. TOTALS 27-8-7-69

FIELD GOALS: W 27-63 (Chatman 4-5 Lewis 4-5 C. Jones 6-13); O 26-46 (Baker 7-9 Allen 5-8 Thress 4-8)

3 PT FIELD GOALS: W 8-31 (C. Jones 3-7 Scott 3-7); O-6-12 (Allen 4-6)

FREE THROWS: W 7-10; O 25-30 (Burger 14-16)

REBOUNDS: W-22 (Chatman 7 Lewis 6 Russell 5); O-36 (Burger 8 Allen 7 Baker 5)

ASSISTS: W-14 (C. Jones Iles 3 Chatman 2 J. Jones 2 Green 2); O-11 (Burger 5)

STEALS: W-9 (Russell 2 Chatman 2 Lewis 2); O-4

BLOCKED SHOTS: W-3 (Chatman 2); o-1

TURNOVERS: W 16; O-22