NORTH NEWTON, Kan. - The Bethel College Men's Basketball team looked to build off of their big victory over Sterling as they took on the Tabor College Bluejays inside Thresher Gym on Wednesday evening. Bryant Mocaby went 5 for 8 from three point range, while Jaylon Scott had another big game for the Threshers as they took down the Bluejays 87-66. 

Bethel started the contest off pushing the tempo and putting pressure on Tabor. After the score was 4-4, the Threshers went on a 17-5 run to take the lead for good. Bethel was able to build their lead up to as much as 21 late in the first half, but Tabor closed out the opening 20 minutes by cutting the lead down to 14, 48-34.

In the first 10 minutes of the second half, Bethel was able to hold Tabor to just 9 total points as they built up their lead to 69-43. The next five minutes were a different story as Tabor outscored Bethel 15-7 to force Bethel to put their starters back in the contest. Bethel was able to push their lead back up to 21 with their backups in the game as they went on to win 87-66.

Key Statistic
 
The Threshers took control early in the contest and never looked back as they controlled the pace for most of the game while shooting over 36% from three point range.
 
By The Numbers
 
The Threshers lost the points in the paint battle 40-30.
 
Bethel finished the game with 18 steals while not recording a blocked shot. 
 
Ten Threshers scored in the win.

Jaylon Scott had one of his most impressive performances of the season with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals.
 
Bethel led the rebounding battle by one, 36-35.

The Threshers for 24 turnovers while limiting their turnovers to just 14.

Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Bryant Mocaby (19)
 
Rebounds: Jaylon Scott (7)
 
Assists: Jaylon Scott (7)
 
Steals: Jaylon Scott (7)
 
Blocks: None
 
Next Up
 
The Threshers will host the Saint Mary Spires on Saturday, February 12th with tip-off scheduled for 4:00 PM.