Box Score N. MANCHESTER, Ind. — Despite having four players reach double figures in scoring on Wednesday, the Earlham College men's basketball team dropped a 75-57 decision at Manchester College.

Kyle Tucker (Vincennes, IN, Lincoln) led the Quakers with 13 points in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest.

Ryan Taylor (Martinsville, IN, Martinsville) and Colton Bragg (Richmond, IN, Richmond) tossed in 12 points each, while Marcus Bledsoe (Indianapolis, IN, Ritter) added 10 points.

Josh Green (Campbellsburg, IN, West Washington) handed out five assists for Earlham as teammates Justin Barger (Ellettsville, IN, Edgewood) and Dustin Rusk (Frankfort, IN, Clinton Prairie) topped the squad with four rebounds apiece.

Taylor gave the Quakers an early 3-2 lead after hit a 3-pointer with 18:48 left in the opening stanza. The Spartans (12-6, 8-3) followed with five straight points before Taylor drilled another trey to make it 7-6 with 17:40 left.

Manchester went on a 12-2 run to build a 19-8 advantage by the 11:52 mark of the first half. From that point, the Spartans were able to go on to a 40-20 lead by intermission.

In the second half, the Quakers battled back to within 15 points three times with the last coming when Bragg scored to make it 58-43 with 8:15 remaining in the game.

The Quakers (2-16, 0-11) return to action Saturday at home against Anderson University. The HCAC match-up on Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center begins at 3 p.m.

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