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Tiffin Cleans Up After The Storm

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PAINESVILLE, Ohio - Sophomore Khaleal McCormick scored 31 points as the Tiffin University men's basketball team (7-10, 3-9 GLIAC) beat Lake Erie (8-11, 5-8 GLIAC), Thursday night at the Osborne Center.

For the first 12 minutes, the game was tightly fought. A dunk by sophomore Jonathan Sutherlin gave Tiffin an 18-13 lead with 10:09 to go. Lake Erie fought back and a 3-pointer from Nick Wells made it 20-19 at the 7:45 mark.

Sixteen seconds later, senior Mike Boan drained one from outside to make it 23-19. The Dragons maintained a lead of four to eight points the rest of the half.

In the second half, the Storm refused to be dispersed. Garrick Sims hit a free throw to tie the game at 47 with 13:10 to go. TU scored nine straight points and were never challenged.

For Tiffin, McCormick was 10-of-16 from the floor and had two steals while senior Joe Graessle had 19 points and nine rebounds. Junior Ashton Khan finished with 16 points and two steals.

For Lake Erie, Sims scored 20 while Riley Thomas had 17 points.

Tiffin remains on the road, Saturday, Feb. 1, taking on Ashland. The game is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. Live stats will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/ashland/

-TIFFIN UNIVERSITY-

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Players Mentioned

Joe Graessle

#33 Joe Graessle

G
6' 4"
Senior
Mike Boan

#0 Mike Boan

G
6' 3"
Senior
Jonathan Sutherlin

#20 Jonathan Sutherlin

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Khaleal McCormick

#24 Khaleal McCormick

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Ashton Khan

#10 Ashton Khan

PG
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Joe Graessle

#33 Joe Graessle

6' 4"
Senior
G
Mike Boan

#0 Mike Boan

6' 3"
Senior
G
Jonathan Sutherlin

#20 Jonathan Sutherlin

6' 7"
Sophomore
F
Khaleal McCormick

#24 Khaleal McCormick

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Ashton Khan

#10 Ashton Khan

6' 0"
Junior
PG