[Men's Basketball] Asbury rallies, holds off RedStorm men

Rio Grande Sports Information
    RIO RGANDE, Ohio - The adage that "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades" is one that University of Rio Grande men's basketball head coach Ken French is all too familiar with.
    On Tuesday night at the Newt Oliver Arena, French's RedStorm almost ended their extended losing slide.
    Almost.
    Asbury University erased a nine-point first half deficit and then held on to defeat Rio Grande, 84-79, in River States Conference play.
    The Eagles improved to 12-7 overall and 6-3 in league play, moving to within one game of a tie with Brescia University for the top spot in the RSC West Division.
    The RedStorm suffered a seventh straight loss, falling to 7-13 overall and 1-6 in the RSC.
    Exactly half of Rio's 20 games have been decided by seven points or less and only three of those 10 contests have resulted in RedStorm wins.