FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Bethel University men’s basketball team controlled the action all night long against No. 23 Indiana Tech, racing out to a 24-point lead before upending the hosts 99-84 in the end. Four Pilots scored in double figures for the Pilots, led by TreVion Crews‘ masterpiece of 31 points on 11-of-14 from the field and 7-of-9 from the three-point line.
GAME VITALS
- Score:Â Bethel def. Indiana Tech 99-84
- Records:Â Bethel (2-0) | Indiana Tech (1-0)
- NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – Receiving Votes | Indiana Tech – No. 23
- Location:Â Schaefer Center | Indiana Tech | Fort Wayne, Ind.
STAT TRACKER
- TreVion Crews: 31 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast
- Grant Gelon: 24 pts, 5 reb, 7-11 fg
- Gavin Rasler: 13 pts, 4-6 3-pt
- Keonte Jenkins: 11 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Pilots recorded their second straight top 25 road win over the WHAC to start this season.
- The top three leading scorers for the Pilots—Trevion Crews, Grant Gelon, and Gavin Rasler—combined for 68 points on 22-of-31 shooting and 14-of-22 from the three-point line.
- Dylan Sheehy-Guiseppi recorded 2 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in his first action as a Pilot.
- The Pilots’ starting lineup combined for just one personal foul in the game.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Pilots travel across town to South Bend to take IU South Bend in the Crosstown Showdown on Friday at 5:00 pm.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH DRABYN
- “Really proud of our players effort tonight against another really good team on the road. We are playing with a lot of confidence offensively and have many different guys bringing value to the game. Dr. Theo Williams, a Communications Professor at Bethel, spoke to our guys before the game about being a star in your role, whatever that role is. Each member of our team is important and our players are starting to believe in what we’re doing as a collective group. When we play together and stay positive, we have a great chance to be successful. I was pleased with our mentality to start the game and felt we were ready to play. I would have liked to have seen us finish the game better. We didn’t guard and rebound to our standard and those are things we will need to get better with going forward. It was a good team win and look forward to another tough challenge at IU South Bend on Friday.”