NORTH NEWTON, Kan. - The Bethel College Men's Basketball trailed by five points at the half, but outscored the Bulldogs by 17 in the second half as they pulled away for the 70-58 victory.

The first half was a low scoring affair as McPherson was playing stall ball, trying to limit the amount of possessions in the contest. Their attempts worked as they held Bethel to just 20 points in the quarter, their lowest scoring quarter of the season. 

The Bulldogs held onto a 25-20 lead at the intermission as they shot 40% from the floor and 30% from three point range. Bethel shot just over 30% from the field and were 0 for 3 from downtown.

The Threshers came out of the break on fire as they scored the first ten points of the frame to take their first lead of the night, 30-20. 

Bethel went on a 21-8 run in the first eight minutes of the second half to open up a 41-33 lead. BC reached the double-digit advantage at the 10:45 mark in the final frame as they led 46-35. 

With just five minutes left in the half, Bethel reached a 20 point lead as they led 66-46. The Threshers never led by less than 12 points the rest of the way as they cruised to the 70-58 victory.

Key Statistic
 
After not making a three point basket in the first half, Bethel went 5 of 9 in the second half shooting nearly 56%.
 
By The Numbers
 
46 of Bethel's points came inside the painted area.

The Threshers pulled in 15 offensive boards, coming away with 19 second chance points.
 
Bethel out rebounded McPherson by ten, 46-36.

Nine Threshers scored in the victory, four in double figures led by Bryant Mocaby and Carmelo Yakubu with 14 points a piece.

Clifford Byrd II finished with 13 points and Jalyn Todd had 10. Todd had 10 boards as well to record his first double-double of the season.

Bethel started all of the seniors, which resulted in 41 bench points in the victory.
 
Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Bryant Mocaby, Carmelo Yakubu (14)
 
Rebounds: Jalyn Todd (10)
 
Assists: Clifford Byrd II (4)
 
Steals: Bryant Mocaby (2)
 
Blocks: Three Tied (1)
 
Next Up

The Threshers will be the three seed in the KCAC tournament as they will host the sixth seeded York Panthers on Wednesday, February 22nd for the opening round of the KCAC Conference Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM inside Thresher Gym.