Men's Basketball dropped their final home game of the season on Wednesday night.
The Ravens lost 69-52 to the Missouri Valley College Vikings.
The Ravens used a 10-0 run to build a lead in the first half. After the Vikings answered with 6-straight points of their own, the Ravens answered with a pair of nice plays in the paint. First, Sam Ungashick dished to an open Tyson Cathy for a dunk, and that was followed by a drive and layup by Ahmad Louis to give the Ravens a 21-16 lead.
Later in the half, Jayden Temme used a nifty pass to find Joel Adese for an easy bucket. Adese finished the first half with 7 points and 3 rebounds as the Ravens took a 32-30 lead into the break.
The Vikings started the second half hot and took the lead early in the half. An 8-0 run put the Vikings up by 10 points, 50-40, with 12 minutes to play in the game. The Ravens cut the MVC lead to 50-45, but that was as close as they could get the remainder of the game as the Vikings went on to win by 17 points.
The Ravens struggled to shoot, hitting 35% from the field and just 21% from deep (6-28). They also made just 4-10 free throws. The Vikings, on the other hand, shot 41% from the field, made 8 3-pointers and were nearly perfect at the free throw line, hitting 17-18.
Adese scored a career-high 12 points to lead the Ravens. Joining him in double figures were Ungashick and Ahmad Louis, who each scored 11 points.
The Ravens (11-16 overall, 9-12 Heart) will close out the regular season Saturday, Feb. 18 at Culver-Stockton. They'll enter the Heart of America Postseason Tournament as the No. 8 seed and will travel to top-seed William Penn University for the opening round.