FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Edgewood College men's basketball team came agonizingly close to pulling off another last second victory at Marian University, but this year the Sabres held off the Eagles 72-68. The Eagles shot the ball well enough to win, but were hampered by turnovers in the loss.

Edgewood College (3-11, 3-6 NACC) got off to a great start against the Sabres, making eight of their first 12 shots to race out to an 18-9 lead. Emil Radisevic scored six points in the run, while Kyle Geiger capped it with a basket and a three-pointer. However, the Sabres slowly reeled in the Eagles, eventually taking a 27-26 lead on a layup by Alex Manhardt. A McClain Steffens drive and a Spencer Barnes three-pointer put the Eagles back ahead 31-29, but the teams went into the locker room at halftime 31-31.

Marian University (5-9, 4-5 NACC) turned the tide in the second half, using an 18-6 run to open up a 53-40 lead with less than 12 minutes to go. The Eagles still trailed 61-49 before they started to reel the Sabres in. Adam Freitag and Tyler Lemke hit back-to-back three pointers to bring the Eagles within 68-66 with 2:29 left to play. Marian hit one of two free throws, Lemke scored a jumper to being the Eagles within one at 69-68.

Edgewood College forced the Sabres into a turnover and a missed shot on the next two possessions, but couldn't corral the rebound and were forced to foul with 26 seconds to play. Reggie Roemer made one free throw for the Sabres, but the Spencer Barnes missed on a long three-point shot with 17 seconds left. Roemer returned to the free throw line and iced the game by making a pair with 10 seconds left.

Lemke led four Eagles in double figures with 13 points, followed by Radisevic with 11 points. Barnes and Arik Anderson scored 10 points each, each with a pair of three-point baskets. Sy Staver led the team with three assists and Jim Bridges pulled down a team-high six rebounds. The Eagles shot 43.1 percent for the game, but committed 18 turnovers.

Marian was led by Manhardt, Tyrese Pinson and Will Polcyznski who each had 13 points. Manhardt completed a double-double with a game-high 17 rebounds. The Sabres shot 43.5 percent from the field.

Thursday's game marked the first of four straight road games for Edgewood College. The Eagles travel next to Milwaukee to face Wisconsin Lutheran College on Tuesday night.