HILLSDALE, Michigan - The #19 Walsh Cavaliers men's basketball team fell to the Hillsdale College Chargers 84-74 on Thursday (Feb. 13) evening at Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena. 

With the loss, the Cavaliers fell to 20-4 overall and 11-3 in the G-MAC. With four games remaining in the regular season, Walsh sits second (4.18 points) in the G-MAC Point Ranking System behind Findlay (4.43 points). 

Walsh led three different times in the first seven minutes of the game by as many as two points but Hillsdale used an 18-3 run in the first half, extending the lead to 16 points. Walsh trailed 43-30 at halftime. The Cavaliers used a 7-0 run in the first four minutes of the second half, trimming the lead to six. Hillsdale pushed the lead back to ten points before another 7-0 Cavaliers run got the Cavs down three points with 12 minutes left. That was the closest point for the Cavaliers as they dropped the road matchup 84-74. 

Christian Montague led all scorers for the Cavaliers as he scored 20 points, 14 of them in the first half. Mark Mokros made seven field goals (two threes) and three free throws in a 19 point effort. Darryl Straughter was 4-for-4 from the free throw line as he was one of three players with 11 points. JT Shumate (11 points, eight rebounds) and Caleb Canter (11 points, nine rebounds) both neared double-doubles as all five starters scored double figures for Walsh. 

Walsh will turn their focus to rival Malone as the first round of the rivalry takes place on Monday (Feb. 17) at Osborne Hall. Tipoff is set for 8:00 PM. 

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