Ashland University's men's basketball team started the second half outscoring Tiffin 36-13, helping the Eagles to a 69-55 Great Midwest Athletic Conference win at the Dragons.
A fourth victory in the last five games puts Ashland at 11-5 overall and 5-3 in the Great Midwest, while Tiffin is 4-11, 0-8. The Eagles are a game out of first place, trailing both Walsh and Ohio Dominican.
Tiffin scored the game's first six points, but consecutive 3-point field goals from senior forward
Maceo Williams and junior wing
Cooper Davis worked the Ashland deficit down to 10-8. Sophomore forward
Jason Moore made 1-of-2 free throws to pull the Eagles even at 16-all, then Moore's basket gave AU its first lead of the night at 18-16.
Another Dragons spurt, this one 7-0 to end the first half, allowed Tiffin to take a 27-22 lead into halftime.
Williams scored five quick points to lead Ashland to tie the score at 27-all early in the second half, then Davis' old-fashioned triple put the Eagles ahead by a 30-29 count.
Freshman guard
Jason Henlon's layup gave Ashland the biggest lead for either team to that point at 43-36, then Moore hit two freebies for the Eagles' first double-digit lead of the night at 46-36.
AU's biggest advantage was 58-40 en route to the win.
DAVIS, WILLIAMS LEAD THE SCORING CHARGE
- Davis scored a game-high 25 points, and Williams added 17. With eight rebounds, Williams is alone in fifth place on Ashland's all-time list with 752.
- Moore rounded out three Eagles in double-digit scoring with 11 points.
- After going 2-of-11 from the charity stripe in the first half, Ashland was 21-for-25 (84 percent) in the second half.
- The Eagles kept the Dragons to 2-of-15 from 3-point range.
COMING UP
Back to the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium for Youth Camp Day at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 17) vs. Cedarville (8-7, 3-4).
