ALLIANCE, Ohio - The men's basketball team tangled with a talented North Central squad on Sunday afternoon in the second game at the Mount Union tournament. The Bulldogs had a much better showing against the Cardinals with a 75-69 loss falling to 2-8 overall. Adrian had a fine day at the free throw line going 15-of-18 for the contest. The Cardinals had a big edge going 26-of-32 at the line and also had a 41-25 edge in rebounding.

Ben Rodak led the team with 15 points while also contributing four rebounds and two assists. Rickey Jackson, Jr. had 12 points for the Bulldogs. The game featured 15 lead changes and 12 ties.