MCPHERSON, Kan. - The No. 12 Bethel College Men's Basketball team finished up their three game road Monday night in McPherson. After leading by double-digits at halftime, the Threshers were unable to hold the Bulldogs off late as McPherson pulled out the 59-58 victory.

Jaylon Scott was red hot in the first half putting up 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting from the floor and 3 of 5 from three. The Thresher defense also showed up in the first half as they were able to hold McPherson to 29.7% shooting, including 14.3% from three point range.  

After shooting nearly 46% in the first half, the Threshers cooled off drastically in the second half as they shot just 25%. After leading by as much as 16 points in the half, Bethel was held to just 10 points in the final 17 minutes of the contest.

Key Statistic

Bethel shot 4 of 26 (15%) in the final 17 minutes of play as they saw a 16 point lead dwindle away.

By The Numbers

The Threshers lost the points in the paint battle 40-32 to the Bulldogs

Bethel finished the game with 7 steals. 

Bethel was out-rebounded 46-41.

The Threshers had a negative assist to turnover ratio in the loss.

Bethel shot just 4 free throws in the contest going 2 for 4 compared to McPherson's 10 for 13.

Two Threshers scored in double figures.

After knocking down 7 three's in the first half, Bethel made just one in the final period.

McPherson was able to close the gap in the second half thanks to a 15-0 run.

Thresher Leaders

Points: Jaylon Scott (20)

Rebounds: Jaylon Scott (9)

Assists: Jaylon Scott (5)

Steals: Jaylon Scott (5)

Blocks: Adam Gouro, Jaylon Scott, Jalyn Todd (1)

Next Up

The Threshers will play will return home to take on #14 Oklahoma Wesleyan Thursday, December 2nd with tip-off set for 8:00 PM.