LIMA - It was a case of de ja vu. The University of Northwestern Ohio men's basketball had just seen their women counterparts give up a double-digit lead in a three-point loss to Cornerstone University.

Then the Racers broke out, took a double-digit lead by halftime and slowly faded as the Golden Eagles escaped Racer Gymnasium with a 72-69 win in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.

Johnny Elliott hit a 3-pointer to open the second half, giving the Racers their biggest lead at 46-31. They would keep the lead no less than eight points over the first 8 minutes, 30 seconds of the second half, but the Eagles (13-9, 7-3 WHAC) out-scored UNOH 25-14 through the rest of the matchup.

The Eagles took the biggest chunk out of UNOH (5-15, 1-9 WHAC) from the 11:30 mark over the next four-plus minutes. Wes Hudson had five points, including a 3-pointer, and Derek Kingshott had four points as Cornerstone pulled off a 9-2 run to close within 57-56.

The Racers got the lead to 65-59 with 3:54 to play, but the Eagles closed the game on a 13-4 run, with 4-of-5 free throw shooting and eight points from Hudson, including another 3-pointer.

Hudson led Cornerstone with 19 points, hitting three 3-pointers. Justin Yoder added 17 points and Ronald Bates had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Jake Bolyard broke the 30-point mark for the third time this season, going for 34 points; he hit for 41 against the University of Rio Grande and 31 against the University of St. Francis. The sophomore guard made 5-of-11 3-pointers against the Eagles.

Todd Watkins added 14 points and six boards for UNOH. Dustin Guthrie had eight points, nine rebounds and five assists while Elliott had nine points, six rebounds and six assists.

The Racers are back in action at 7:30 p.m. Monday when they host Marygrove College.