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1st Half Shooting Woes Sink Dragons

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The Tiffin University Dragons fell behind in the first half and never recovered, falling to Findlay 62-48. The Dragons only managed 19 points at the halftime buzzer, on 6 of 18 shooting from the field.

The first five minutes of the ballgame were a struggle for both squads, as each team could only manage seven points. With both teams tied 7-7 at the 15:44 mark, it seemed that the first half would be tough sledding for both teams, but the Oilers got really hot really fast Findlay finished the final 15 minutes of the half on a 27-12 run to take a 34-19 advantage to halftime.

Tiffin's struggles carried over into the early stages of the second half, as Findlay pushed their lead to as much as 21 points. Tiffin did not give up though, going on a quick 10-0 scamper to get within 10 points. The Dragons would only be able to cut the deficit to 9 before Findlay charged back in front for good. Tiffin struggled in the post, surrendering 26 of Findlay's 62 points in the paint, and the Oilers held a 31-26 rebounding advantage. Tiffin committed 17 turnovers, which turned into 24 Oiler points.

Tiffin was led in scoring by Ashton Khan with 13 points. Alex Brown scored 10, but all of them came in the first half. Chrisean Marsden came off the bench to score 8 points and grab 6 rebounds, and Antonio Pipkin scored 9 points off the bench and snagged 4 rebounds. The Oilers finished with three players in double figures, led by John Staley with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Dylan Kaufman added 11 for Findlay, and Jake Heagen finished with 10 points and 8 boards.

The loss drops the Dragons to 7-16 overall and 3-13 in GLIAC play.

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Players Mentioned

Ashton Khan

#10 Ashton Khan

PG
6' 0"
Senior
Antonio Pipkin

#15 Antonio Pipkin

F
6' 4"
Sophomore
Alex Brown

#5 Alex Brown

PG
6' 1"
Freshman
Chrisean Marsden

#14 Chrisean Marsden

F
6' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ashton Khan

#10 Ashton Khan

6' 0"
Senior
PG
Antonio Pipkin

#15 Antonio Pipkin

6' 4"
Sophomore
F
Alex Brown

#5 Alex Brown

6' 1"
Freshman
PG
Chrisean Marsden

#14 Chrisean Marsden

6' 7"
Junior
F