MADISON, Wis. - The University of Dubuque men's basketball team fell to the Edgewood College Eagles 59-56 after the Eagles connected on a long three-pointer as time expired. Jaylin McCants led the way for the Spartans with 17 points. 

Scoring was limited in the game and the Spartans found themselves down by six early into the game. The Spartans would then go on a 15-2 run over the course of just over five minutes of game time to grab an 18-11 lead. The Spartans continued to build upon their lead and had their biggest lead of the game at 31-15 with just over three minutes before halftime. With their largest lead, the Spartans were on a 28-6 run. Edgewood brought the Spartans lead back to 34-25 at the half.

The first five minutes of the second half Edgewood evaporated the nine point halftime lead and held the Spartans scoreless until Sunday John dunked the ball to give the Spartans the lead again at 36-34. Both teams went back and forth throughout the game and the Spartans built a four point lead on two separate occasions down the stretch, but Edgewood managed to even the score up with 47 seconds left in the game at 56-56. After a crucial Spartans turnover on their final possession, Edgewood got one last opportunity. The Spartans defended Edgewood well, but on a broken play as time was dwindling down, would win it on a deep three as time expired.

Hear from Robbie Sieverding
"Tonight was not our night and give credit to Edgewood. They played really hard and executed better than we did on both ends. The 16 turnovers really hurt us as they converted on many of those. We need to execute better and we have a couple days of practice to prepare for a very good opponent in Augustana."

McCants led the Spartans with 17 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Garrett Baumhover and Grady Thompson got their first minutes of the season off injuries with both scoring in the game. 

The Spartans had 16 turnovers in the game that proved to be costly as Edgewood turned them into 24 points on their end of the floor. The Spartans struggled from beyond the arc tonight as well, only making four three-pointers in their 20 attempts. 

In a back-and-forth battle, there were eight ties and 12 lead changes throughout the game.

The Spartans loss snaps their 15 game regular season non-conference winning streak and moves them to 1-1 on the season. 

Up Next
The Spartans will back on Saturday, November 16 for their home opener when they face a tough Augustana College (IL) team at 2:00 p.m. from the Stoltz Sports Center.