HILLSDALE, Mich. - Senior Karl Finley scored 24 points as the Tiffin University men's basketball team (6-9, 1-7 GLIAC) fell short in a 78-69 loss to #34 Hillsdale (13-1, 7-0 GLIAC), Saturday afternoon at Hillsdale Gym.

For most of the first half, Hillsdale could not shake a pesky Tiffin squad. The lead was over five points only once in the first 15 minutes. The Chargers hit two buckets to lead 31-23 with 4:23 to go.

The Dragons closed the half with a 13-5 run. Brad Guinane hit a three-pointer with 45 seconds left to put HC up 36-33. Finley drained one from the top of the arc with 17 seconds left. That made it 36-36 at the half.

In the second half, the first 14 minutes were a battle. Hillsdale was up 58-55 with 6:31 to go when they made a move to put the game away. A 7-1 run put the Chargers up 65-56 with 4:19 to go.

HC held an eight point lead with a minute to go. Freshman Iman Johnson grabbed a rebound and hit a lay-up. That made it 74-69, Hillsdale with 35 seconds left. The Chargers hit four free throws the rest of the way to seal the game.

For Tiffin, Finley hit four 3-pointers, while senior Keenan Barlow, sophomore Joe Graessle and Johnson scored 10 points each.

For Hillsdale, Guinane had 21 points and Tyler Gerber scored 15 points with seven assists.

Tiffin is back in action, Thursday, January 12, when they host Ashland. The game is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Live Stats will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/tiffin/.

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