Second Half Comeback Falls Short Against MVNU
MISHAWAKA – Bethel Men’s Basketball trailed Mount Vernon Nazarene 80-62 with 9:04 remaining and stormed back with a 14-1 run over the next three minutes to get within five and had a three-point attempt to tie it at 87 with 3:00 remaining but could not get the margin in the black, losing 100-97 on Tuesday evening in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. Zac Owens scored a team-high 23 points on 7-13 from the field.
GAME VITALS
- Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 100-97
- Records: Bethel (10-9, 3-4) | Mount Vernon Nazarene (13-5, 4-3)
- NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – NR | Mount Vernon Nazarene – NR
- Location: Wiekamp Athletic Center | Bethel University | Mishawaka, Ind.
STAT TRACKER
- Zac Owens: 23 pts, 7-13 fg, 5-8 3-pt
- Brandon Hunt: 20 pts, 7 reb, 2 blk
- Nathan Aerts: 16 pts, 7-12 fg
- Jared DeHart: 16 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Cougars led from start to finish. The Pilots have not held a lead in the last two games.
- The Pilots have lost nine of the last 12 meetings to the Cougars and have allowed 217 points in the last two meetings.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Pilots host Goshen on Saturday at 3:00 pm in the Wiekamp Athletic Center in a “Blue Out” game for the US Highway 20 Cup Series.