Falcons Knock Off Dragons.

The Notre Dame Falcons (6-10) knocked off the Tiffin Dragons 91-86 Tuesday night at Murphy Gym. The win for the Falcons was there third straight at "The Murph" and fourth in five contests overall.
  The Falcons were paced by 25 points from Tyree Gaiter. The freshman from Cleveland Heights High was coming off a career high 34 points in a win over Cedarville on Saturday. Eric Dummermuth added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Falcons, while Cameron Carlin had 17 including four of seven from the 3-point line.  Jarvis Huntley also notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Falcons shot 56 percent (33-59) for the game. They shot 38 percent (8 of 21) from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot at a 81 percent clip (17-21) at the foul line.  They nipped the Dragons on the boards 34-33. The Falcons had 18 assists and 13 turnovers.  
  The Dragons fell to 6-12 on the year.  Joe Graessle paced the Dragons and led all scores with 26 points, Eric Roby had 18, and Cody Dennison added 11. The Dragons shot 46 percent (33-72) from the field and were a frigid 30 percent (7-23) from the 3 point line.  The Dragons were a solid 94 percent (13-14) at the foul line.  They had 12 assists and 11 turnovers.
  Carlin scored all 14 of his points in the opening half, including four of five from the 3 point line as the Falcons built a 48-32 halftime lead.  Gaiter scored 17 of his 25 in the second half.  The Falcons jumped out to a 15-3 lead in the early going and saw Carlin nail his first three attempts from the field.  The Falcons nailed seven 3's and held the Dragons to 35 percent shooting in building a 48-32 lead after the opening half.
  The Dragons opened the second half on a 11-2 run that would cut the Falcons lead to seven (50-43.) The Dragons would get as close as three (72-69) with 6:03 left.  Gaiter would do the rest, as the Falcons would get the 91-86 win.
       The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they battle Washington Adventist. Tip time is set for 6:30 PM in Washington.