NEW CONCORD, Ohio (Interstat) — Carnegie Mellon defeated Muskingum 81-70 in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game on Wednesday at Steele Center, improving to 2-0 as the visiting Tartans led 42-29 at halftime. Muskingum fell to 2-1 before an attendance of 319. Owen Emig paced Muskingum with 25 points, while Caleb Jameson scored 24 for Carnegie Mellon and Alex Lee added 13. Tosin Oyegade posted 12 rebounds and four points for the Tartans, and Evan Mirazimi contributed seven points and seven rebounds. Carnegie Mellon shot 28 of 53 from the floor, 11 of 26 from three-point range and 14 of 18 from the line, while Muskingum shot 27 of 63 overall, 10 of 35 from deep and 6 of 10 at the stripe. The Tartans had 66 possessions and an offensive rating of 123.6; the Fighting Muskies had 70 possessions and a 100.4 rating. Jameson hit key first-half 3-pointers as Carnegie Mellon built a double-digit lead, and Oyegade’s second-half dunk helped protect it. Emig’s late 3-point shooting trimmed the margin, but Carnegie Mellon held on. Alieu Ceesay added 10 points for Muskingum, and Reed Coconis had six assists.