NORTH NEWTON, Kan. - The Bethel College men's basketball team got back into the win column with a 74-67 victory over Avila thanks to a hot shooting second half.
 
Despite shooting over 45% from the field in the opening 20 minutes, the Threshers scored just 28 points in the frame. Bethel led by just five points at the intermission despite holding the Eagles to 25% shooting in the opening half.
 
Ekene Duru shot a perfect 3 of 3 from the field in the first half to lead Bethel at the break with 7 points.
 
Keyaun Hoskin and Jalyn Todd combined for 26 of Bethel's 46 second half points as they duo shot 8 of 13 from the floor and 8 of 9 from the charity strip.
 
Both teams shot the ball really well in the second half as Avila shot nearly 55% from the floor and over 57% from three while Bethel shot over 58% from the floor and 54% from three.
 
Bethel found themselves behind just three times in the contest, never trailing in the second half.
 
Key Statistic
 
Bethel shot over 52% from the field in the victory making 25 of their 48 attempts.
 
By The Numbers
 
Bethel scored just 23 points from their bench in the win led by Carter Reid with 9 points on 3 of 4 shooting from three-point range.
 
The Threshers pulled in 7 offensive boards, leading to 8 second chance points.
 
Bethel scored 34 points in the paint.
 
The Threshers forced the Eagles into 19 turnovers, while turning the ball over 20 times themselves.
 
Bethel outrebounded Avila, 34-27.
 
Nine Threshers scored in the victory, Hoskin and Todd the only ones in double digits.
 
Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Keyaun Hoskin (18)
 
Rebounds: Keyaun Hoskin, Ekene Duru (6)
 
Assists: Nick Bonner (6)
 
Steals: Keyaun Hoskin (4)
 
Blocks: Jared Richardson (3)
 
Up Next
 
The Threshers are back in action on Wednesday, January 10^th at 8:00 PM as they travel to take on the Sterling Warriors.
 
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