The Malone University men's basketball team dropped its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at home to the University of Findlay on Saturday afternoon by a final tally of 83-67.

The Oilers, who entered the contest on an eight-game winning streak, built a commanding 47-30 halftime advantage after draining 10 of 17 three-point attempts over the first 20 minutes.  Although the Pioneers were unable to connect on a three-pointer of their own in the opening stanza, center Brian Stone had a big first half, scoring 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field.

A three-pointer by guard Jay Parker and a lay-up by Stone helped Malone whittle the halftime deficit down to 64-55 midway through the final stanza.  However, the nine-point margin was as close as the Pioneers were able to get as Findlay tossed in six more treys during the second half en route to the 83-67 victory.

Malone Individual Highlights
-Stone who entered the week leading all of college basketball in field-goal percentage (74.6%), connected on 13 of 16 shot attempts over the course of the afternoon, finishing the game with a career-high 29 points…the senior also collected seven rebounds and grabbed a steal
-After tallying 18 points in Thursday's win over Wayne State, Parker posted another solid performance, ending the game with 17 points, four assists and four rebounds
-Forward Mitchell Spotleson tallied six points and eight rebounds
 
Findlay Individual Highlights
-Forward Taren Sullivan registered a team-high 18 points to go with eight rebounds
-Guard Martyce Kimbrough posted 15 points
-Guard Dylan Kaufman added 14 points and four rebounds
 
Game Notes
-Overall, Findlay knocked down 16 of 30 attempts from long range
-Malone hit 24 of 46 attempts from inside the arc, but struggled outside it, hitting just three of 16 from deep
-The two squads combined for just 13 turnovers and were nearly even in rebounding with Malone holding a slim 35-34 advantage on the boards
 
Up Next: Malone will make the short trip to North Canton on Monday for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with rival Walsh University.