READING, Penn.—The Adrian College men’s basketball team fell 51-74 in their season opener at Albright College.

Adrian’s Corey Smith and Ryan Gallus each totaled 12 points for the Bulldogs, who shot just 33% from the floor, while Albright capitalized on a 38-14 points-in-the-paint advantage to keep the game out of reach and advance to the championship of the Wyndham Tournament against Catholic University.

The Bulldogs’ cold shooting accounted for a 22-8 deficit nine minutes into the contest and the visitors were unable to recover.

Albright forged a 39-26 lead at the end of the first half of play on the strength of seven first-half points by Tom Murphy. Murphy ended with a game-high 14 points.

Matt Wayne came off the bench to score nine points and grab five rebounds for Adrian. Fellow reserve Mark Rairigh led Adrian with six boards.

Albright built their lead to 27 points when Murphy scored on a fast-break lay-up at the 16:19 mark of the second half to make the count 56-29. The hosts maintained their double-digit lead for the remainder of the contest.

Adrian hit 2-of-9 from beyond the arc and just 5-of-11 from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs will face Neumann in the consolation game at 6 p.m. tomorrow.