Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) used a 30-point effort, while senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) flirted with a triple-double to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 86-82 victory over visiting Mount Union on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-2 overall and stand atop the Ohio Athletic Conference standings as the only remaining undefeated team at 3-0 in conference play, while the Purple Raiders drop to 6-2, 2-1.

Bruns tallied his second 30-point game of the season as he scored a game-high 30 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field. The junior also added six rebounds.

Burger posted a solid stat line, scoring 21 points, adding a game-high 11 rebounds and dishing out a game-best six assists.