McPHERSON, Kan. - The Bethel College men's basketball team looked to bounce back from a tough loss to #6 Southwestern earlier in the week as they continued their road trip by taking on the McPherson Bulldogs. Bounce back is exactly what the Threshers did as they rode the hot shooting hand of senior Bryant Mocaby who finished with a game high 26 points on six of ten shooting from three.

Mocaby scored 19 of his 26 points in the opening half as he missed just one shot. Clifford Byrd II and Harper Jonas had 10 points a piece in the opening 20 minutes as Bethel entered the intermission holding onto a 50-41 lead.

The second half saw Mocaby cool off as he shot just 3 of 7 from the floor. Carmelo Yakubu led the Bethel scoring in the final half as twins Jared Richardson and Jalyn Richardson added in 6 points a piece.

Key Statistic
 
The Threshers shot 48.3% from deep led by Mocaby who shot 60%.
 
By The Numbers
 
Bethel scored 22 points in the paint in the loss and had 14 points off of Bulldog turnovers.

The Threshers got 29 points from their non-starters in the win.
 
Bethel shot over 50% from the field while holding the Bulldogs to 36% shooting.

The Threshers pulled in 8 offensive boards that led to 14 second chance points.
 
Bethel won the battle on the glass pulling in 43 rebounds to McPherson's 36.

 
Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Bryant Mocaby (26)
 
Rebounds: Harper Jonas (9)
 
Assists: Carmelo Yakubu, Bryant Mocaby (2)
 
Steals: Christion Whitaker, Jalyn Todd (2)
 
Blocks: Carmelo Yakubu, Miguel Vojtova (1)
 
Next Up

The Threshers are set to play their first game in Thresher Gym in 2023 as they host the Bethany Swedes on Wednesday January, 11th with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 PM.