HOLLAND, Mich. - Calvin Men's Basketball has its nine-game win streak come to an end on the road at rival Hope with a final score of 93-81 on Wednesday evening.

In the early minutes of the game, it was tied up at 7-7 after seven straight points by senior Thad Shymanski (Ada, MI / Grand Rapids Christian). Both teams were trading buckets after the tie, but the Knights had the slight advantage of 13-11 after a pair of free throws by sophomore Marcus Bult (Wheaton, IL / Wheaton Academy)

The Flying Dutchmen responded with an 9-4 run to grab the 20-17 lead with 11:57 left in the first half. The back-and-forth contest continued throughout the first half as neither team could pull away with a lead.

Hope still had a slight lead with a score of 32-29 with 6:40 left in the first half, but Calvin was still hanging around. Just before half, the Knights tied the game at 45-45 after a pair of made free throws by senior Alec Fruin (Beloit, WI / Turner).

Shymanksi led the Knights in scoring with 14 points followed by Fruin with 7 points. Calvin shot 16-27 (59.3%) from the field and 4-6 (66.7%) from the three-point line. The Flying Dutchmen outrebounded the Knights 11-10 in the first half. Calvin also shot 9-11 (81.8%) from the field.

Calvin came roaring out of halftime as it quickly ran off a 12-4 run capped off a made layup by Luke Morrison (Bristol, IN / Northridge) to lead 57-49. Hope responded quickly to Calvin's run as it went on an 11-2 surge to grab the lead again at 60-59 with 11:35 left.

The game went right back to a close contest as both teams were trading leads in the second half. The Knights held a 71-70 lead with 7:30 left in the game after a made free throw by Morrison. Hope began slowly pulling away as it took a 79-73 lead with 3:53 left in the game.

The Flying Dutchmen started to put the game out of reach after a 3-pointer to take an 84-73 lead with 2:12 left. The Knights tried to fight back into the game, but it was too late and Calvin's winning streak came to an end. Calvin falls to 17-7 on the season and 10-3 in the MIAA.

Shymanski led the Knights in scoring with 29 points followed by Morrison with 19 points. Fruin also ended the game with 10 points.

COACHES COMMETS: "We didn't really do a good job defending for most of the game, said head coach Bill Sall. "Overall, our defense intent wasn't their tonight and if we give up 93 points it's hard to win. The fouls hurt us down the stretch as well and we just have to do a better job defensively."

UP NEXT: The Knights will host Albion on Saturday February 19 with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.