The Ohio Northern men's basketball team dropped a tough road contest in overtime to Marietta by a 67-61 score on Thursday night at Bay Johnson Arena.
The Polar Bears fall to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the OAC, while the Pioneers improve to 9-3 overall and remain perfect in conference with a 5-0 mark.
Junior Dominique Royal led Northern with 16 points.
Junior Branden Rushton scored 11 points for ONU and junior Jared Horstman added 10.
The Polar Bears held a 59-54 lead on two Rushton free throws with 1:31 to go.
The Pioneers would score the final five points of the second half, including a game tying three pointer from Jacob Owens with 26 seconds left.