FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 13 ranked Spring Arbor University men's basketball team was held to its lowest scoring total of the season in an 82-60 loss to No. 2 ranked University of Saint Francis on Tuesday night at the Hutzell Athletic Center.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: #13 Spring Arbor 60, #2 Saint Francis 82

LOCATION: Hutzell Athletic Center | Fort Wayne, Ind.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 17-4 (5-4 CL), Saint Francis 18-3 (8-1 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After seeing its 16-game winning streak snapped over the weekend, No. 2 ranked Saint Francis came out strong against Spring Arbor. The home team made six of its first eight field goal attempts to build a 13-6 lead less than five minutes into the contest.
• The top-ranked SAU defense was unable to slow down one of the country's best shooting teams as Saint Francis connected on 56 percent of its shots in the first half, stretching its lead to 44-22 at halftime.
• Saint Francis maintained a comfortable cushion throughout the second half, winning for the 17th time in its last 18 games and remaining at the top of the Crossroads League standings.

FOR SPRING ARBOR

• Paul Marandet finished with a game-high 19 points with three rebounds and two assists. Zach Medendorp added 10 points and four blocks.
• Tommy Hamilton had four steals to go along with seven points while Drew Zuidema, Jameson Pavelka and Ric Hall netted five points apiece.
• Spring Arbor shot 43 percent (25-for-58) on the night, including going 5-for-17 from the three-point line.

FOR SAINT FRANCIS

• Chandler White led the way for Saint Francis, recording a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Three other USF players also reached double figure scoring.
• Saint Francis, which ranks seventh in the NAIA in field goal percentage, hit on 51 percent (31-for-61) of its shots, including 10 three-pointers.
• USF out-rebounded the Cougars 43-26.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will play a second straight Top 10 ranked team when it hosts No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan University (16-5, 7-2 CL) on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.

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