WATERLOO - The Washington Warriors led Waterloo East at halftime Tuesday night in pursuit of their first victory of the year, but the game slipped away.

Andrew McGrane scored 17 points and Desmond VanArsdale added 16 as Waterloo East tripped the Warriors, 54-45, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Waterloo.

Brock Butterfield and Jason Oney led Washington (0-4, 0-2) with nine points apiece.

The Warriors led at halftime, 26-24.

WASHINGTON (45): Anderson 1 2-4 4, Bergstrom 2 2-2 7, Butterfield 3 3-4 9, Taylor 2 2-3 6, Rosenthal 1 0-0 2, Holmes 2 3-4 7, Oney 4 0-0 9, Newman 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 1-2 1, Claassen 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 13-19 45.

WATERLOO EAST (54): Hoskins 1 8-10 11, VanArsdale 6 0-0 16, McGrane 6 4-6 17, Buford 1 3-6 5, Terry 0 0-0 0, Jones 2 1-2 5. Totals 16 16-24 54.

Halftime - Washington 26, Waterloo East 24. 3-point goals - Washington 2 (Bergstrom 1, Oney 1), Waterloo East 6 (VanArsdale 4, Hoskins 1, McGrane 1).