The Riverland men’s basketball team ran out of offense in a 71-55 loss to Ridgewater (11-13 overall, 2-10 MCAC South) in Riverland Gym Wednesday.

The Blue Devils (12-14 overall, 3-8 MCAC South) led 29-25 after DeAaron Hearn hit a lay-up and a jump shot late in the first half, but Ridgewater tied things up right before the break when Tyler Pendleton hit a fade-away jumper at the buzzer.

Ridgewater led by as many as 10 early in the second half and RCC pulled to within 54-49 when Jordan Jarland hit a three with 7:58 left in the game.

Ridgewater answered with a 10-1 run to put it out of reach.

RW 29 42 — 71

RCC 29 26 — 55

Riverland scoring: DeAaron Hearn, 13; Nicco Montgomery, 12; Richard Burch, 10; Josh Davis, 6; Chris Jahr, 5; Denzel Smith, 5; Jordan Jarland, 3; Taylor Oetken, 1; field goals: 39 percent (24-for-62); three-pointers: 13 percent (2-for-15); free throws: 42 percent (5-for-12); rebounds: 40 (Davis, 8; Hearn, 8); turnovers: 18

Ridgewater scoring: Nathan Nietfeld, 26; Tyler Pendleton, 11; Andy Kalenberg, 11; Elijah Swen, 9; Tyler Stein, 5; Jamaal Rolnic, 4; Breck Weber, 3; Jamison Wall, 2; field goals: 39 percent (29-for-74); three-pointers: 17 percent (2-for-12); free throws: 65 percent (11-for-17); rebounds: 50 (Nietfeld, 16); turnovers: 11