ADRIAN, Mich.--The Adrian College men's basketball team ended the regular-season on Senior Day in exciting fashion, as the senior class combined for 58 points and the Bulldogs erased a 10-point second half deficit to defeat Kalamazoo College, 79-72, in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association contest on Saturday.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Adrian 79, Kalamazoo 72

Location: Merillat Sport & Fitness Center; Adrian, Mich.

Records: Kalamazoo Hornets (3-22, 2-12 MIAA); Adrian Bulldogs (13-12 Overall, 6-8 MIAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED

= Adrian seniors accounted for 73.4 percent of the offense as Christian Covile dropped a game-high 24 points, followed by Rickey Jackson, Jr. with 13, Ben Rodak netted 11 and Jordan Denham had 10.

= K-zoo held the biggest lead of the game for either side at 68-58 with 7 minutes and 44 seconds remaining, but Adrian finished on a 21-4 run to get the win.

= Adrian got back into the game because K-zoo settled for perimeter shots, missing seven of their final eight jump shots--four in a row from 3-point range.

= Sophomore Anthony Cannon made two free throws and then a lay-up to give Adrian the lead for good at 73-72 at the 1:42 mark.

= Jackson made four free throws in the final 13 seconds to seal it.

= The Bulldogs held a 34-29 rebounding edge, led by Jackson's game-high seven caroms.

= Adrian went 14-for-17 at the charity stripe for an .824 percentage.

= The Bulldogs led 41-35 at halftime and their biggest lead was the final margin of victory.

THE OPPOSITION

= Chase Baysdell and Josh Miller paced K-zoo with 17 points apiece. Fellow starter Josh Whitney added 14 and Tommy Cerven came off the bench to score 11.

= Miller led the team with six rebounds and made 6-of-9 field goals.

= Mike Oravetz, Baysdell and Whitney each had four assists.

= The Hornets were aggressive attacking the basket, making 21 of 29 free throw attempts (.724)

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

= Adrian's 13-12 record is a five-win improvement from 8-17 the previous season.

= Covile's 20.8 scoring average is the most in an AC single-season since Jovon Mosley poured in 27 points per game in 2009-10.

= Denham tied his season-high of 10 points in his final appearance in a Bulldogs' uniform.

= Adrian freshman Travon Johnson dished a game-high five assists and had seven in his previous outing.

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