ASHLAND, Ohio - Senior Karl Finley scored 24 points as the Tiffin University men's basketball team (10-13, 4-11 GLIAC) took a tough 73-68 loss to Ashland (13-8, 8-6 GLIAC), Saturday afternoon at Kates Gymnasium.

The first half was one of runs. Tiffin started out strong, jumping to a 12-7 lead after four minutes of action. Ashland then reeled off a 16-6 burst. That gave the Eagles the lead, 23-18 at the 11:33 mark.

The Dragons responded with a 10-1 rally. Sophomore Joe Graessle hit a layup to put TU up 28-24 with 6:41 to go. AU pulled out a 6-2 spurt with Will Evans scoring in the paint to make it 30-30 at the 4:45 mark.

For Tiffin, senior Keenan Barlow hit a triple and Finley picked up two buckets. That put the Dragons up 37-30 with just under three minutes to play. TU had the lead, 39-36 at the half.

Tiffin was the aggressor for the first 10 minutes of the second half. Barlow drilled another 3-pointer at the 9:47 mark. That put the Dragons up 59-52.

Ashland was determined not to lose at home, scoring 10 straight points. T.J. Riggs hit a free throw with 6:06 left to put the Eagles up 60-59. TU cut the lead to one three times the rest of the way but could never get over the hump.

For Tiffin, Graessle had 17 points, senior Travis Spahr scored 10 and Barlow had nine points, two steals and hit three treys.

For Ashland, Ronnie Stewart scored 20 points, Evans had 16 points and eight rebounds and DaWuan Thomas had 14 points with seven assists.

Tiffin returns home, Thursday, February 9, when they host Findlay. The game is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Live Stats will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/tiffin/

-TIFFIN UNIVERSITY-