Men's Basketball has winning streak snapped by Earlham

The Defiance men's basketball team saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night, falling to Earlham in HCAC play by a score of 67-60.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (10-11, 8-6), Earlham (10-11, 6-8)
• Location: Druley Performance Gym - Richmond, Ind.
• Attendance: 156

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Marell Jordan led the Yellow Jackets with 21 points and nine rebounds. This is Jordan's 10th game scoring 20 or more points this season.
• Senior Tyler Andrew scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
• Sophomore Andre Edwards added six points and seven rebounds.
• Jordan, Andrew, sophomore Dejsani Beamon, and junior Jabryis Heidelburg each recorded two steals, and Jordan and Andrew each had a block in the contest.
• As a team, Defiance shot 23-of-55 (.418) from the field and went 0-of-6 on three-pointers.
• Jaden Terry led the Quakers with 18 points and seven rebounds.
• Tommy Makabu added 17 points for Earlham while Anthony Phillips scored 16.
• As a team, Earlham shot 24-of-48 (.500) from the field and went 4-of-16 (.250) on longballs.

The Difference

• The Yellow Jackets started the game out on a 14-4 run over the first six minutes of play. 
• The Quakers answered with a 17-5 run of their own and then outscored Defiance 10-4 in the final minutes of the half to take a 29-23 lead into halftime.
• Defiance cut the lead down in the second half but could not complete the comeback, falling 67-60.
• Earlham forced 15 turnovers to Defiance's 11 but Defiance scored 18 points off turnovers compared to Earlham's 11.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets will conclude the regular season on Friday, February 18 when they take on rival Bluffton at Bluffton. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.