Despite a late furious rally, St. Ambrose came up short in an 82-77 loss at Olivet Nazarene Wednesday night in Bourbonnais, Ill.

Trailing 74-65 with a minute to play, the Bees never quit.

Nolan Deitrich, Collin Wainscott and Guillermo Narbona hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to close the gap to 80-74 with 13 seconds left.

St. Ambrose (5-10, 2-5 CCAC) got the ball back after a turnover and Deitrich was fouled, hitting one of his two free throw attempts. Ignacio Dacunda then got a steal on the inbounds and converted a layup to get SAU to within a single possession at 80-77.

But with just one second left on the clock, the Bees were forced to foul and the Tigers hit two free throws to secure the victory.

St. Ambrose went toe-to-toe with CCAC-leading Olivet Nazarene (11-4, 7-0 CCAC) in a game that neither team held a lead of more than nine points.

The Bees finished with a higher shooting percentage (55.4 percent to 48.4 percent) and matched the Tigers by hitting 9 3-point tries. SAU was only slightly outscored from the line, losing the free-throw battle 11-6.

The Bees were out-rebounded 33-28 with the Tigers pulling down 11 offensive boards, leading to ONU finishing with a 14-4 edge in second-chance points.

Narbona, who was 12-of-16 from the field, scored a team-high 28 points to lead St. Ambrose.

Dacunda came off the bench to score 16 points and Wainscott netted 13 to give SAU three players in double figures.

Deitrich and Nikos Gerokostas each scored seven points, with Gerokostas leading the way with 10 rebounds.

Kieran Farrell finished with four points and Zane Witt added two.

St. Ambrose will host Holy Cross Saturday.