Pilots drop heartbreaker at NO.6 Mt. Vernon in 2OT

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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Bethel College Pilots’ men’s basketball team held three-point lead with 2:27 remaining in regulation but could not close out the No. 6 Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars, falling 112-100 in double overtime. The Cougars used 14-of-17 shooting from the free throw line in the extra ten minutes to lock the win up.

 

GAME VITALS

  • Game Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 112-100 2ot
  • Records: Bethel (18-7, 7-6) | Mount Vernon Nazarene (21-4, 9-4)
  • NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – No. 14 | Mount Vernon Nazarene – No. 6
  • Location: Ariel Arena | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, Ohio

 

STAT TRACKER

 

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Mount Vernon Nazarene scored on free throws with under 2 seconds left at the end of the first half and at the end of the first overtime, the latter to tie the game and send it to another extra period. The Pilots, meanwhile, missed a tough, heavily contested shot from the top of the key at the end of regulation that would’ve won the game.
  • The Cougars outscored the Pilots 24-12 in the second overtime session.
  • Trevion Crews finished 2 assists shy of his second triple double of the season.
  • Three Pilots scored at least 20 points, the first time since January 13, 2015 when Matt Schauss, Zach Miller, and Clay Yeo each topped 20 points in a 96-86 win over Huntington.

 

UP NEXT

  • The Pilots return to the Wiekamp Athletic Center on Saturday to welcome rival Grace. Tip-off is set for approximately 3 pm.

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