BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - The Bethel College Men's Basketball team traveled down south to Oklahoma looking to stretch their winning streak to 13 games. Bethel put together two solid halves to take down #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan 91-84 on the road.
 
The Threshers started the first half slow as the Eagles were able to build up a 27-14 lead before BC started to turn it up a notch on both ends. Bethel outscored Oklahoma Wesleyan 32-15 in the final nine minutes of the half with Jaylon Scott scoring 12 straight to end the period for the Threshers. Scott finished the opening half with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Bryant Mocaby had 11 points, while Harper Jonas added in 10 points of his own.
 
In the second half, the Threshers came out absolutely on fire as they stretched their lead out to as much as 13 in the second half. Scott kept his monster performance alive as he put 14 points in the final 20 minutes. Free throws down the stretch played crucial for the Threshers as they were in the bonus early in the half. Bethel went 15 of 19 from the charity stripe in the final period.
 
Key Statistics
 
Jaylon Scott put up ridiculous numbers once again as he finished the contest with a career high 33 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
 
By The Numbers
 
Bethel finished the game with 9 steals.
 
Eight Threshers scored in the win, five in double figures. 
 
The Threshers cleaned up the glass out rebounding the Eagles 26-24. 
 
Bethel was able to stay out of foul trouble in the contest only fouling 11 times, while OKWU fouled the Threshers 23 times in the contest.

Head Coach Jayson Artaz is the only coach in the last two years to beat Oklahoma Wesleyan 4 out of 5 times.

Jaylon Scott notched his 59th career double-double and surpassed the 1,700 point mark for his career. 
 
Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Jaylon Scott (33)
 
Rebounds: Jaylon Scott (10)
 
Assists: Jaylon Scott (7)
 
Steals: Clifford Byrd II (4)
 
Blocks: Jaylon Scott, Adam Gouro (2)
 
Next Up
 
The Threshers return home to take on the Ottawa Braves on Saturday, January 29th at 5:00 PM as they look to extend their winning streak to 14 games.