The Riverland men’s basketball team dropped to 1-4 after being nipped by the Gustavus Adolphus JV 74-72 Friday night at Riverland.

The Blue Devils held as much as a six-point lead in the first half and went into halftime with a 36-35 lead. But in the second half, they couldn’t nail down the win.

“I thought our guys fought hard and made a lot of plays defensively to keep us in the game,” said head coach Derek Hahn. “We feel were much better than a 1-4 team, we’re just not finishing down the line.”

Riverland shot just around 50 percent from the free-throw line which didn’t help matters. They were 9-for-13 in the first half but made only one more free throw the rest of the way including a stretch towards the end where they went 1-for-5.

Deaionte Hudson led the Blue Devils with 21 points while Macrus Myers and Darius Bell each added 13 points.

Scoring Summary

Gustavus Adolphus JV 74

Riverland 72

Dearionte Hudson 21, Jerome Cummings 5, Marcus Myers 13, Chavel Glover 2, Darius Bell 13, Brandon Delvalle 7, Greg Boyd 7, Kyler Paulson 4.