PILOTS DROP HEATBREAKER IN OVERTIME

by | Mar 7, 2019 | Basketball Blogs, Headlines, RRSN News | 0 comments

HEARTBREAK REPEATS ITSELF IN NAIA FIRST ROUND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Bethel College Pilots’ men’s basketball team fell in heartbreaking fashion for the second year in a row after holding a lead in regulation with under 30 seconds left, falling 83-81 in overtime to No. 4-seeded IU East in the first round of the NAIA DII Men’s National Basketball Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pilots could not hold a 73-71 lead in regulation and allowed the game-tying basket with seven seconds remaining in regulation and the go-ahead basket with three seconds remaining in the extra time. The Pilots lost in similar fashion to No. 4-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan in last season’s opening round game, allowing the game-tying basket with 20 seconds in regulation before falling in overtime.

Trevion Crews recorded the third triple-double of his career with game-highs of 25 points, 15 rebounds (also a career-high), and 13 assists in the losing effort, while Paul Forman closed his career with his third-straight game of at least 16 points and 9 rebounds with 23 points and 9 rebounds.

GAME VITALS

Game Score:IU East def. Bethel 83-81 ot

Records: Bethel (21-11) | IU East (25-8)

NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – No. 20 | IU East – No. 14

Location:Sanford Pentagon | Sioux Falls, S.D.

STAT TRACKER

Trevion Crews – 25 pts, 15 reb, 12 ast

Paul Forman – 23 pts, 9 reb, 8-11 fg

Ryan Lutz – 14 pts, 4 reb, 4-8 3-pt

Luke Fisher – 10 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast

NEWS AND NOTES

Trevion Crews recorded the third triple-double of his career with game-highs of 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists. This is the first loss in program history where a Pilot has recorded a triple double. He now has 20 career games with at least 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, the most by a Pilot in program history since Rico Swanson (94-98).

The Pilots committed one shy of their season-high in turnovers with 18. The Red Wolves turned them into 20 points off turnovers.

The Pilots led by two with seven seconds remaining and IU East had the ball when an errant pass was tipped by Aaron Thomas and ended up in the net to tie the game at 73 and send it to overtime.

The Pilots had the opportunity for the last shot of overtime but Luke Fisher’s shot was blocked by Aaron Thomas and on the ensuing runout IU East laid it in with three seconds remaining to give them the final 83-81 edge.

Paul Forman ends his career with 1,380 points—34th in program history—and 641 rebounds—24th in program history. He also ranks in the top ten in free throws made and attempted with 468 made on 592 attempts, seventh and tenth in program history, respectively.

Trey’von Covington ends his career with 1,177 points, surpassing Wes Laidig (06-10) for 50th in program history.

Ryne Lightfoot drops his fourth straight postseason game through two seasons to start his career, going 0-4 in the Crossroads League and NAIA DII National tournaments combined, with an average margin of defeat only 7.2 points.

UP NEXT

The Pilots end their season at 21-11 overall.

Related Stories

Taylor baseball earns third straight Crossroads League crown

Kolpien Crosses 300-Hit Threshold as TU Secures Three-Peat of CL Crown   MARION, Ind. – Kaleb Kolpien surpassed 300 career base knocks with a booming six-hit day, Brayden Manning went 6-for-8 with six RBIs, and No. 11 Taylor (35-8, 26-4 CL) secured a third consecutive...

Harvey’s complete game gem helps Bethel baseball split with USF

The Bethel Pilots (13-25, 8-22) split the crossroads league doubleheader against the University of Saint Francis Cougars (21-22, 18-12) on Thursday afternoon in Jenkins Stadium. The Pilots suffered a 13-4 loss in game one before securing game two 4-1. The nightcap win...

IUSB Softball Sweeps Judson

ELGIN, Ill. - The Indiana University South Bend (12-24, 6-6 CCAC) softball team extended their winning streak to four games with a CCAC doubleheader sweep of Judson University (9-29, 1-11 CCAC) winning game one 14-7 with a big six run inning late in the game and won...

VU Comeback Effort Comes Up Short for Softball Thursday

VU Comeback Effort Comes Up Short for Softball Thursday   The Valpo softball team scored a pair of sixth-inning runs and had the potential tying run in scoring position with one out in that frame, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling 4-2 in its series...

2025 Men’s Volleyball All-Conference Honors Announced

2025 Men's Volleyball All-Conference Honors Announced The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) has announced its 2024-25 Men's Volleyball awards. All-Conference teams are selected by a vote of conference head coaches. First and Second Teams consist of 14...

IUSB Baseball Splits with Grace

WINONA LAKE, Ind. - The Indiana University South Bend baseball (16-26, 11-13 CCAC) team split their midweek non-conference doubleheader with Grace College (16-25, 8-20 CCAC), losing game one in lopsided fashion 20-4 and winning game two late with three runs in the...

VU Softball Falls at Illinois

VU Softball Falls at Illinois   The Valpo softball team opened a busy stretch of games Wednesday in Urbana, Ill. by taking the lead over Illinois in the top of the second inning, but two swings in the bottom half of the inning proved to be the difference as the...

Frasure Named CSC Women’s Basketball All-American of the Year

Frasure Named CSC Women’s Basketball All-American of the Year   AUSTIN, Texas - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its 2024-2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball Academic All-American Teams on Wednesday, with Indiana Wesleyan’s Lilli Frasure being named the CSC...