Ravens Men's Basketball dropped its third-straight close game Saturday.

The Ravens lost to the Clarke University Pride 75-72 at home.

The Ravens actually held a 61-60 lead with 5:23 to play, but the Pride were able to take a 3-point lead with 3:10 to play. Jaiden Bristol hit a jumper and later a free throw to tie the game, 66-66, but the Pride made more plays down the stretch to earn the win. Keith Johnson answered immediately for the Pride, getting fouled on a 3-pointer and making all three free throws to give Clarke a 69-66 lead.

Johnson had a game-high 24 points for the Pride. Leading the Ravens was Saxton Thuston's 17 points. Eric Krus scored 13, Jaiden Bristol had 11 points and Nysir Scott scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

The Ravens shot 46.6% in the game, but just 30.4% from behind the 3-point line in the game.

The first half was back-and-forth between the Ravens and Pride as the teams traded the lead eight times, with the Ravens eventually taking a 36-34 lead into halftime.

The Ravens shot 48% from the field in the opening 20 minutes, limiting the Pride to 37% shooting. However, the Ravens turned the ball over 10 times in the first half, directly leading to 13 points for Clarke.

The Ravens only turned it over four more times in the second half, but the final minutes belonged to Clarke. The Ravens fall to 13-9 on the season and 7-6 in Heart play. They'll try to get back into the win column when they host Central Methodist University at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2.