The Tiffin University men's basketball team fell Saturday evening 68-58 to the Walsh Cavaliers. The back and forth game came down to who made the last late run, and the Cavs did exactly that.

Both teams were slow at the beginning. Tiffin led early, but Walsh used an 11-4 run to pull ahead 21-16. Tiffin got even further in the rearview mirror as Walsh led by as much as 11. The Dragons showed great heart though, going on an 11-3 scoring run of their own to cut the Cavalier lead to 35-32 at halftime. At the half, the Dragons were shooting 46.7% from the field, but Walsh was shooting 54.2% from the field, including 6-12 from three.

Tiffin picked up right where it had left off offensively, continuing the run they had made late in the 1st half. The Dragons added another 8-2 scoring streak to put them in front by the score of 40-37. The lead was short lived as Walsh took the advantage back with a Rian Burrell jumper to put the Cavs in front 41-40. The lead change took place at the 14:39 mark of the 2nd half, and the Dragons were held scoreless for three minutes and 36 seconds. This scoring drought allowed Walsh to up their lead to six points, and then pushed the lead even further with a pair of Jesse Hardin Jr. free throws, putting the Dragons down 11 points, the largest Cavalier lead. The Dragons continued to fight, but were only able to cut the Walsh deficit to seven points before the Cavs iced the game at the free throw line.

The Dragons shooting percentage fell 8.2% from 46.7% in the first half, to 38.5% in the second half. Another area where the Dragons were hurt was three point shooting. The Dragons only shot 26.7% from three. Ashton Khan led the Dragons with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Alex Brown finished with 11 points and 4 rebounds, and Mohamed Rage chipped in with 10 points. Walsh had four players in double figures, the top point scorer being Zac Carter with 19 points.

The loss drops the Dragons to 7-18 overall and 3-15 in GLIAC play.