The Tiffin University men's basketball team defeated the GLIAC South leading Ashland Eagles on Saturday afternoon by the final score of 66-60. The Dragons faced adversity, but fought their way to a big conference win.

The Dragons jumped all over the Eagles from the start. Tiffin held Ashland to a single point for the first five and a half minutes, and pushed their lead out to as much as 14 points. Ashland didn't go away, taking advantage of the remaining 11:41 on the clock and using a 22-11 run to get right back in the game. Tiffin continued to fight hard, and took a 30-27 lead to the half.

Tiffin started the half by adding two points via free throws by Korab Imami. Then Ashland flipped a switch and bolted out on a 13-3 run to take the lead 40-35. The Dragons trailed by as much as seven in the half, but got off the canvas and started chipping away at the Eagles lead. With Ashland leading 54-49 at the 5:04 mark in the second half, Tiffin needed to get something going, and they did. The Dragons closed the game on a 17-4 run to down the Eagles.

The Dragons played a complete game, using defense, perimeter shooting, and post dominance to send the Eagles back to Ashland with a loss. The Dragons held a 24-14 advantage in points in the paint, and Mohamed Rage snagged 11 rebounds. Furthermore, Korab Imami chipped in with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Freshman Alex Brown added 17 points to the cause, but the man who stole the show was Ashton Khan. Khan tallied up 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Ashland was led by Jett Speelman with 18 points, and Boo Osborne added 12 points. The Dragon defense eliminated Wendell Davis from the Ashland game plan, holding him to 6 points on 3 of 10 shooting. Davis came in averaging over 17 points per game.

The win pushes the Dragons overall record to 7-14 and GLIAC record to 3-11. The Dragons hit the hardwood this Monday as they host Ohio Dominican at 8 pm.