Ohio Northern junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) had his eighth double-double of the season with game-highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds, but the Ohio Northern men's basketball team fell 84-80 to Heidelberg on Wednesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears (11-5 overall) finish the first half of their double round-robin Ohio Athletic Conference schedule in fourth place with a 6-3 record.

The Student Princes improve to 7-9, 3-6.

Senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) added 20 points and eight rebounds, senior Travis Feitshans (Arcanum/Franklin Monroe) added 15 points and senior Joey DiOrio(Columbus/Watterson) chipped in 12 points for Ohio Northern.