Men's Basketball falls at Earlham

Earlham never relinguished their halftime lead and defeated the Yellow Jackets Wednesday night, 74-66. 

The Basics:

• Records: Defiance (5-11, 0-9) Earlham (3-13, 2-7)

• Location: Druley Performance Gym - Richmond, Indiana

• Attendance: 106

Inside The Numbers:

• Marell Jordan led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds. 

• Landen Swanner joined Jordan in double figures with 13.

• Cam Martin, Evan Conrad, and Marell Jordan each recorded one block in the game.

• Te Jones and Jerome Johnson each finished with six points.

• Both teams shot 47 percent from the floor.

• Earlham turned 20 Defiance turnovers into 24 points.

• Casey Keesee led the Quakers with 20 points and Jaden Terry added 13.

First Half:

• Te Jones got the scoring started with a jump shot as the Yellow Jackets struck first.

• The teams exchanged small leads for the next six minutes.

• A three from Landen Swanner tied the game at 12 with 12:48 remaining in the half.

• Two free throws from Cam Martin gave Defiance a 21-18 lead with 10:21 left.

• Earlham answered with an 11-2 run sparked by Jaden Terry and Casey Keesee.

• The Quakers would lead by as many as 10 and led 40-35 at halftime.

Second Half:

• The Quakers stormed out of halftime with a 12-0 run and led by 17 at 52-35 with 15:16 remaining. 

• Defiance responded with a 12-0 run of their own to cut the lead down to five. The run was sparked by Ried Jury, Marell Jordan, and Jerome Johnson. 

• Kiewaun Graham knocked down two free throws to cut the deficit to four with 9:02 left in the game but Earlham's Joffrey Nunnally answered with a three to extend the lead back to seven.

• Two free throws from Marell Jordan brought the Yellow Jackets within three with 6:42 left but the Quakers responded again. A  layup from Zachariah Andre gave Earlham a five-point lead. 

• The Yellow Jackets would not get any closer and would not lead in the second half as Earlham was victorious. 

Up Next:

• The Yellow Jackets play at Franklin Saturday at 3 p.m. following the women's game.