Men's Basketball falls short in offensive shootout with Hanover

The Hanover Panthers came into the Weaner Center Saturday afternoon and knocked down 16 three-pointers to defeat the Yellow Jackets, 95-82.

The Basics:

• Records: Defiance (6-13, 1-11) Hanover (12-7, 8-4)

• Location: Karl H. Weaner Center - Defiance, Ohio

Inside The Numbers:

• Marell Jordan led Defiance in scoring with 24 points.

• Te Jones finished with 21 points and six rebounds.

• Landen Swanner added 17 points.

• Jakob Trevino scored six points off the bench.

• Five of Hanover's eight players scored in double figures. 

• Brice Gilman had a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists and Max Greenamoyer knocked down six three-pointers.

• Hanover shot 55 percent from the field in the game and Defiance shot 57.4 percent.

• Hanover had a +30 advantage from downtown as the Panthers hit 10 more than the Yellow Jackets, 16-6.

First Half:

• The teams combined to miss their first seven shots. That finally came to an end when Te Jones drained a three to get the Yellow Jackets on the board first.

• Marell Jordan threw down a thunderous dunk to tie the game at 11 off an assist from Jones with 14:17 remaining. 

• After that dunk, Hanover went on an 8-2 run. Brice Gilman hit two from downtown and Matt Munoz converted a layup. The two points from Defiance came from a Te Jones jump shot.

• That little run from the Panthers would allow them to lead for the remainder of the half.

• Jakob Trevino knocked down a three to bring Defiance back within three.

• Hanover's biggest lead in the half was eight and that came at the first half buzzer as Max Greenamoyer drained a three off an assist from Brice Gilman. 

• Hanover led 45-37 at halftime.

Second Half:

• Defiance came out of halftime strong, going on a little 5-0 run to get back within three. Landon Swanner had a layup and Cole Wojciechowski converted a three-point play. 

• That was as close as Defiance would get in the second half as Hanover slowly grew their lead with a barrage of three-pointers.

• Defiance trailed 65-61 after a layup from Landen Swanner with 12:05 remaining.

• After that layup, Hanover went on a 12-2 run to turn their four-point lead into a 14-point lead. The lone Defiance basket in the run was a Cam Martin layup and Hanover's Matt Munoz capped off the run with a layup.

• That run propelled Hanover to victory as the Hanovers led by as many as 16.

Up Next:

• Defiance hosts Manchester Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.