Hiram, Ohio – The Oberlin College men's basketball team earned a key 71-68 road victory at Hiram College on Saturday afternoon at Price Gymnasium.
 
Senior Eli Silverman-Lloyd broke out of a 4-for-23 shooting slump by leading the Yeomen with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting, which included a 4-of-9 showing from beyond the arc. Andre Campbell was one point and one rebound shy of a double-double as he posted 9-and-9 off the bench. His point total matched Christian Fioretti and Joshua Friedkin, the latter of which also dished out six assists.
 
A Patrick Smith triple-hit with 11:02 left in the first half gave Oberlin its first two-possession lead of the game at 21-15. Later up by just a deuce, 21-19, the Yeomen ripped off a 10-2 run that featured four points from Friedkin to make it a 31-21 Oberlin advantage. The Terriers battled their way back to within three points late in the half but Fioretti would close the session with five points of his own to give the Yeomen a 41-34 cushion at the intermission.
 
After falling behind by as many as 10 points, the Terriers came roaring back to claim the lead at 50-48 with 13:13 left to play in the game. At the midway point of the half Oberlin was facing a 56-53 deficit but the Yeomen answered with a 12-2 response run that included threes from Silverman-Lloyd and Finestone that pushed the OC advantage back out to seven at 65-58 with just under seven minutes to go.
 
Oberlin was clinging to a six-point lead with 2:52 still to expire and the Terriers would not go away without a fight. A couple of careless turnovers by the Yeomen turned into points for Hiram as Marcel Rice's backdown layup shrunk the cushion down to just 71-68 with 86 seconds to go.
 
The Yeomen would come up empty on their next possession and then send Antonio McQueen to the line for two charity tosses but he missed them both to preserve the 3-point lead. A shot clock violation by the Yeomen gave Hiram yet another chance to tie it with 17 seconds left but Brodgie Gordon's game-tying 3-point attempt from the right wing rimmed out and Fioretti came down with the rebound to secure the win.
 
The victory snapped a two-game skid for the Yeomen as they ran their record to 8-6 on the year and 4-3 in the NCAC. Hiram fell back to 7-8 overall and 4-4 in league play.
 
Oberlin shot 43.5 percent (27-of-62) from the floor, which included an impressive long-range display as the Yeomen cashed in 10 of the 21 3-point shots they hoisted for a 47.6 percent success rate. Hiram ended 25-of-55 (45.5%) shooting and hindered their own cause from distance and at the free throw line. Beyond the arc, Hiram went 5-of-17 (29.4%) while leaving 10 freebies unused as they went just 13-of-23 (56.5%) at the stripe.
 
The Yeomen also won the battle of the boards 41-30 and saw its bench bunch outscore it Hiram counterparts, 20-10.
 
Oberlin has a quick turnaround as they go right back on the road on Monday night to tangle with Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University. Tip-time is set for 7 p.m.