DAVENPORT, IOWA- The Fighting Bees hosted Viterbo in the first MCC game of the year. St. Ambrose scored the first four points of the game and took a 38-36 lead into the half, which saw six ties.

The halftime lead would be the last for the Fighting Bees. Viterbo scored the first seven points of the second half en route to a 13-2 run in the first 4:30 to take a 49-40 lead. St. Ambrose would fight back to cut the lead to three, as Chad Tancil hit a 3-pointer with 6:40 left. The Fighting Bees would never get any closer, dropping their first conference game of the year 86-82.

Tancil led five Fighting Bees in double figures with 20, Karl Petersen added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Nick Ferreira had 15, Ryan Johnson added 13 and Matt Fitzpatrick chipped in with 12. Vince Ruger led Viterbo with 24 and Jeremy Fradette added 20.