Box Score
TIFFIN, Ohio – The Otterbein men's basketball team came up short in another road game Saturday afternoon, hanging tough in the second half before a late run allowed Heidelberg to pull away and win, 87-76, inside Seiberling Gymnasium.

Otterbein (2-6, 0-3 OAC) got off to a slow start offensively, making just a few shots over the first nine minutes as Heidelberg built a 17-7 lead by the 11:03 mark. The Student Princes used the three-ball to maintain a double-digit lead for most of the period, with a trifecta from Cardinal guard Hunter Dennison in the closing seconds making the gap 37-28 entering halftime.

The Cards quickly trimmed the lead to just five, 48-43 and again at 50-45, early in the second half before the hosts bumped their cushion back to 12. Otterbein didn't waver and used a quick 12-3 run over the next three minutes to make it a one-possession contest, 62-59, with 9:00 on the clock.

Heidelberg (1-4, 1-1 OAC) regrouped with a timeout and scored a pair of quick buckets, but Otterbein hung close once again and trailed just 75-70 with 3:30 remaining. The host school eventually kicked into gear from that point, converting a timely layup and using a 12-4 scoring spurt to officially put the game away.

Maurice Beavers led Otterbein with 16 points off the bench while Jay Joseph added 15 of his own. Both players shot 6 of 10 from the field and Joseph hauled in six rebounds.
Guard Nick Koontz also reached double figures for the Cards, scoring 12 points and snagging a team-best seven boards. Otterbein shot 56 percent as a team but hurt itself with 21 turnovers on the day.

Myron Prewitt posted a big double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead Heidelberg, which also received 17 points from Dylan Woods and two others scoring 10. The Student Princes were 43 percent from the floor, but buried 15 three-pointers and went an efficient 14 of 16 from the foul line.

Otterbein will have the middle of this coming week off before hosting Muskingum next Saturday in the Rike Center at 2 p.m.