The Dragons men's basketball team ran into a buzz saw on Saturday afternoon, as the Walsh University Cavaliers hit 11 treys to trip up Tiffin 88-69.
Tiffin put 34 points on the board in the 1st half, but the Cavaliers used 56% shooting from the field to chalk up 47 points. The Dragons hit 45% of their shots in the half, including 40% from three. The one statistical category where Walsh and Tiffin differed was from the charity stripe. The Dragons hit only two free throws in the 1st half compared to the Cavaliers 13-14 performance.
At the intermission, Tiffin was led in scoring by Juwan Johnson with 10 points. Johnson was the only Dragon in double figures, but on the other side of the floor, Walsh featured three scorers with a double digit output.
The 13 point deficit didn't discourage the Dragons. Tiffin rallied to trim the Cavalier lead to five points with 9:20 remaining. Walsh quickly put an end to Tiffin's hopes of closing the gap with an 8-0 run to increase their lead to 13. The Cavaliers continued to extend their lead, and ultimately prevailed 88-69.
Juwan Johnson led the Dragons in scoring with 20 points, Tony Kynard collected 12 points, and Alex Brown poured in 11. Tiffin struggled from the free throw line, going 5-14. Walsh held a nine point advantage from the three point line, and a 14 point lead from the charity stripe.
The loss drops the Dragons to 11-15 overall and 7-12 in GLIAC play.