The Wahoo Warriors were defeated on Saturday afternoon by the Crete Cardinals 57-48.

The Warriors trailed 16-15 after one quarter, but opened up a 4-point lead at halftime 29-25 behind 8 second quarter points from Greg Milliken.

Wahoo opened up an 8-point lead early in the third after two baskets from Milliken to make it 33-25. The Warriors would not score on their next 8 possessions however, as Crete went on a 12-0 run to take a 37-33 lead. Crete led 39-35 after three quarters.

A Josh Discher trey cut the Cardinal lead to 41-39 early in the fourth. A three-point play from Mitch Marvin pushed the lead back to 44-39. Two Max Cook free throws cut the Cardinal lead to 3 at 50-47 with 1:20 left. Crete would hit 7 of 8 free throws in the final minute to seal the 57-48 win.

The Warriors were plagued by turnovers, as they committed 24 in the game. Crete, led by 6'9” Junior Grant Harms, was able to block 12 Wahoo shots.

"We had a number of opportunities to take control of the game in the first half, but turnovers prevented us from doing that. Crete did a nice job defensively, but we have to do a better job of taking care of the ball. It was a frustrating game, and one that we feel like we let slip away," said Head Coach Kevin Scheef.

The Warriors were led in scoring by Milliken with 14 points and 4 assists. Jake Barry led Wahoo on the glass with 10 boards.

In addition to the 24 turnovers, Wahoo shot just 32 percent from the floor (16-50).

Wahoo drops to 5-3, while Crete improved to 2-5. Wahoo will travel to Syracuse on Thursday for a rescheduled game.