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Buffalo, NY - The Mount Aloysius men's basketball team made a strong push in the second half but couldn't complete the comeback attempt as the Mounties lost 83-80 to Medaille on Saturday afternoon in AMCC action on the road.

The host Mavericks built a 10-point first half lead as Medaille took a 41-31 advantage into the halftime break. Medaille pushed their lead all the way up to 16 points at 55-39 with 12:36 to play before the Mounties stormed back. Mount Aloysius cut the deficit down to 68-60 with 5:46 to go on a Brian Reams layup, and a three-point shot from Chad Eisenhuth made it a 74-68 game with three minutes left on the clock.

After the Mavericks built the lead back up to nine points, Dillon Bender and Eisenhuth hit three-point shots on back-to-back possessions to make it 81-78 in favor of Medaille with one minute left in the game. A layup from Arin Wade with 42 seconds to play made it 82-80, and after a Medaille missed jumper the Mounties had a chance for the win but a Bender three-point shot with six seconds left missed the mark and Medaille escaped with the victory. 

Wade scored 20 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished four assists off the bench for the Mounties. Bender (13 points), Eisenhuth (12 points) and Darryl Sanders (12 points) also finished in double figures. Joe Dziabo contributed eight points and six boards.

The two teams were even in rebounding as each side registered 41 rebounds. The Mounties committed 13 turnovers while forcing 14 Maverick turnovers.

Mount Aloysius falls to 6-14 overall and 3-10 in conference play. The Mounties take the court on Wednesday evening at Penn State Aloona at 6 p.m.