Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg men's basketball was looking for a bounce back victory against North Coast Athletic Conference foe Hiram, however it was not meant to be as the Tigers suffer defeat 72-68. The two teams came into the game sharing a familiar loss at the hands of Allegheny, but the Terriers are the only team to hand NCAC leader #8 Ohio Wesleyan. Junior Jaelin Williams (Springfield, Ohio / Shawnee) led the Tigers with his second consecutive double-double, but it proved not to be enough to overcome the team shooting 37.5% from the field.

GAME BREAKDOWN 

• The Terriers were out to a fast start in the first half jumping out to an early 42-33 lead at halftime.  
  

• Freshman Ryan Gallimore (Loveland, Ohio / Milford) three point shot closed the Hiram gap, bringing the game to within one with 12 minutes left in the game.
• Williams added his own five point run to make the game a free throw competition down the stretch.
• Sophomore Chad Roy (Toledo, Ohio / Holland Springfield) added 16 points, going 3-7 from the field and 10-11 from the foul line, while pulling down seven rebounds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• For the game, Wittenberg shot only 37% from the field and 23% from beyond the arc.
• The Tigers were able to convert on more free throw attempts than their counterparts going 20-24 from the charity stripe as opposed to 9-12.

KEY STATS

• Hiram was able to take advantage of the Tigers miscues, scoring 16 points on 12 turnovers.
• The Tigers won the inside game out rebounding Hiram 41-34.
• The Terriers were able to rely on their bench for 34 points on the day, while the red and white only saw 18 points from their reserves.
• Wittenberg moves to 8-5 on the season, 3-3 in the NCAC.

FROM THE BENCH

• "They had guys that stepped forward when the game was on the line… We have some retooling to do looking forward to DePauw," said Coach Brown.

UP NEXT

• Wittenberg is back in NCAC action this Saturday, Dec. 13 against DePauw, from Greencastle, Ind.

Written By: AJ Meyer