No.16 Pilots fall at No.8 SAU

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Bethel College Pilots’ men’s basketball team lost their fifth game of the season—fourth to a top-ten ranked team—on Saturday afternoon, losing 78-68 to Crossroads League-leading Spring Arbor. The loss drops the Pilots to 4-4 in Crossroads League action and 15-5 overall.

GAME VITALS

• Game Score: Spring Arbor def. Bethel 78-68
• Records: Bethel (15-5, 4-4) | Spring Arbor (7-3, 7-1)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – No. 16 | Spring Arbor – No. 8
• Location: McDonald Athletic Center | Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, Mich.

STAT TRACKER

• Trevion Crews – 28 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl
• Paul Forman – 25 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast

NEWS AND NOTES

• Outside of Forman and Crews, the Pilots managed just 15 points on 5-of-24 shooting.
• The Pilots used a 9-0 run to take their first lead of the ballgame at 43-41 with 12:52 remaining. They again led by 2 with 4:06 left when the Cougars used a 13-1 run to seize a 70-60 lead with 1:39 left.
• The Pilots were outrebounded 41-27, their second-fewest rebounds in a game this season.
• The Pilots shot a season-worst 8-15 from the free throw line.
• Of the Pilots five losses this season, four have come to NAIA DII top ten-ranked teams.

UP NEXT

• The Pilots return to the Wiekamp Athletic Center on Tuesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm to take on the Taylor Trojans.