Tiffin men's basketball returns home this Thursday for a game against Ohio Valley before hitting the road again on Saturday at Hillsdale.

Game Information:

Tiffin Dragons (8-17, 2-13 GMAC) vs
Ohio Valley Fighting Scots (4-21, 1-14 GMAC)
Thursday, Feb. 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Tiffin, Ohio | Gillmor Center
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Tiffin Dragons (8-17, 2-13 GMAC) at
Hillsdale Chargers (16-8, 12-3 GMAC)
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 3:00 p.m.
Hillsdale, Mich. | Potter Arena
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Dragon Details:

Tiffin will look to finish the season strong over their final three games, facing Ohio Valley and Hillsdale this week before wrapping up the 2019-20 campaign at home next Saturday in their Senior Day game against Kentucky Wesleyan.

In the GMAC ranks, the Dragons are third as a team with 79.4 points per game, third with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game, third with 7.56 steals per game, and second with a +2.44 turnover margin.

Individually, Jairus Stevens is third in the GMAC with 17.4 points per game and tied for fifth with 7.6 rebounds per game. He also ranks fifth with a 52.0 field goal percentage.

A pair of freshmen also continue to shine for Tiffin, as Wesley Jordan is second on the team with 10.8 points per game, tied for ninth in the conference with 6.0 rebounds per game, and fourth with 1.1 blocks per game, while Trent Williams is third on the team with 10.1 points per game and leads with 3.2 assists per game.

Brevin Brimble has also come on strong as of late, scoring in double figures in each of the last five games, making at least five triples in three of those five, and passing the 20-point mark on two occasions.

Scouting the Fighting Scots:

Ohio Valley has struggled in 2019-20, entering the week at the bottom of the GMAC with a 1-14 conference record and 4-21 overall mark. The Fighting Scots have not won a game since Jan. 11 at Trevecca Nazarene.

The two teams played in Vienna on Jan. 4, with the Dragons pulling away late in the second half for a 92-82 victory. Jordan led TU with 23 points and seven rebounds, while Dylan Harrison led all scorers with 26 points for Ohio Valley.

As a team, OVU is fourth in the conference with 37.4 rebounds per game, including second with 10.9 offensive boards per game. They are also second with 3.56 blocks per contest.

Harrison leads the team and is fifth in the conference with 16.9 points per game. Keon Claiborne is next with 14.3 points per game, while Parker Black is eighth in the GMAC with 6.7 rebounds per game and third with 4.9 assists per game. David Adeyemo holds down the paint, coming in ninth in the conference with 6.0 rebounds per game and first with 1.9 blocks per game.

Scouting the Chargers:

Hillsdale has been strong as of late, winning five of their last six with the only setback being a one-point road loss to Kentucky Wesleyan. Included in that run is a ten-point win over then-No. 19 Walsh.

The Chargers used their size to overpower Tiffin in the last meeting between the teams on Jan. 9 of this season, as Hillsdale outscored TU 50-30 in the paint en route to a 95-71 win. Patrick Cartier led HC with 24 points and seven rebounds, while Austin Schaub went a perfect 4-4 from deep for 12 points for Tiffin.

Hillsdale's defense is suffocating, as they lead the GMAC and rank eighth nationally with just 65.0 points allowed per game. They are also extremely efficient on offense, ranking in the top four in the conference in field goal percentage (48.8%, third), three-point percentage (36.8%, third), and free throw percentage (73.2%, fourth). The Chargers lead all of Division II with just 301 total fouls on the year and are fourth with just 9.5 turnovers per game.

Cartier leads the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game (11th in GMAC), is 13th in the conference with 5.7 rebounds per game, and leads the GMAC with a 63.3 field goal percentage that is also 12th in DII. Dylan Lowry is next with 14.1 points per game, followed by Davis Larson at 13.0 points per game. Connor Hill also leads the conference and is third in the country with a 4.2 assist-turnover ratio.