RIO GRANDE, Ohio -- The Asbury University men's basketball team saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday afternoon, as the Eagles fell at Rio Grande 82-49.
Asbury drops to 11-3 on the year and also collects its first road loss of the year (4-1). URG improves to 10-6 on the year and evens the season series at 1-1 after the Eagles won the first meeting 76-65 at the Luce Center on January 2.
The 49 points scored were a season-low for Asbury, the fewest points scored in a game since the 2010-11 season.
Highlights
*Asbury started off slow and trailed by 12 at halftime at 37-25 as the Eagles were just 18 percent from the three-point line in the first 20 minutes of action.
*The Eagles were outscored 45-24 in the second half, allowing Rio Grande to pull away.
*URG came out strong in the first half shooting 47 percent from the field and shot 100 percent from the line on free throw attempts.
* During the second half, the Eagles' struggles continued with just one-three point field goal and below 40 percent shooting from the field.
*The Eagles average over 10 three-point field goals per game, but finished just 3-22 from three-point territory on Saturday.
*Rio led 51-40 with 11:35 to play and would end the contest on a 31-9 run.
Key Stats
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Leander Ridgeway led the Eagles in points and rebounds with 21 and eight respectively.
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Nick Fort recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and dished out an assist.
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Eric Powell also scored in double figures scoring 10 points along with four rebounds.
*URG scored 24 points off of turnovers, while the Eagles committed 16 turnovers.
*AU shot 35 percent from the field and scored 34 points inside the paint.
*URG scored 44 points from inside the paint and was 86 percent from the free-throw line.
*The Red Storm also won the rebounding margin 39-33.
Next Up
The Eagles return to Wilmore to take on University of Cincinnati-Clermont in the Luce Center for the Ray Shouse Memorial Game on Jan 28 at 7:30 PM.
