Northern scores 95 but still loses
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — Seniors Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) and Joey DiOrio(Columbus/Watterson) each had career-days for the Ohio Northern men's basketball team as it dropped a 101-95 decision to John Carroll in a high-scoring affair at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears fall to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Blue Streaks improve to 7-1, 3-1.
Burger poured in a career-high 34 points to lead all scorers, while DiOrio scored a career-best 25 points for ONU.
Burger added a game-best eight assists for ONU, while DiOrio grabbed eight rebounds.
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