Men's Basketball Heads to Findlay on Saturday

Men's Basketball Heads to Findlay on Saturday

Tiffin men's basketball has just one game for the second week in a row, visiting rival Findlay on Saturday.

Game Information:

Tiffin Dragons (8-16, 2-12 GMAC) at
Findlay Oilers (16-6, 11-2 GMAC)
Saturday, Feb. 15 | 3:00 p.m.
Findlay, Ohio | Croy Gymnasium
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Dragon Details:

The Dragons still continue to rank third in the conference with 79.5 points per game and second with a +2.63 turnover margin.

Individually, Jairus Stevens is third in the GMAC with 17.8 points per game and tied for fourth with 7.7 rebounds per game. He also ranks fourth with a 52.6 field goal percentage.

A pair of freshmen are also having good first seasons with TU as Trent Williams averages 10.1 points per game and 3.1 assists per game while Wesley Jordan averages 10.9 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game.

Scouting the Oilers:

After a rough start to the season, Findlay has completely turned things around as they have won 12 of their last 13 games. However, it took overtime last Saturday to defeat Trevecca Nazarene 84-77, despite the Trojans being second to last in the conference.

The Oilers and Dragons met earlier this season on Jan. 11 in Tiffin, with Findlay using a big first half to take an 84-65 win. Nathan Bruns had 20 points off the bench to lead the Oilers, while Stevens tallied 17 points and seven rebounds for the Dragons.

Findlay is fourth in the GMAC in scoring offense (77.9) and third in scoring defense (68.0), leading to a second-place ranking in scoring margin of +9.8. The Oilers also lead the conference in field goal percentage (50.5%), assists (17.36 per game), and steals (8.73 per game).

The Oilers are extremely well-balanced on offense with five players averaging between 10.4 and 11.7 points per game. Bruns leads the way at 11.7 while also pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game, while Anthony Masterlasco is second at 11.1 points per contest. Tommy Schmock is tied for fourth with 10.4 points per game, but leads the GMAC in both assists (6.9 per game) and steals (2.9 per game).