KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Bethel College men's basketball team earned a 76-43 victory over the Avila Eagles to guarantee themselves a spot in the KCAC Tournament.
 
The Threshers came out of the gates firing as they jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead thanks to back-to-back threes from Harper Jonas and a pair of layups from Keyaun Hoskin.
 
Bethel didn't slow down and Avila didn't find a much needed spark following the timeout as BC pushed their lead up to 21 points over the next seven minutes of the contest.
 
After leading by as much as 29 points in the first half, the Threshers held on a 26 point lead at the intermission as they closed out the half on a 10-3 run.
 
Bethel was able to hold the Eagles to just 16 first half points on 27% shooting from the floor.
 
The Threshers picked up in the second half right where they left off before the break as they didn't allow the lead to drop below 24 points.
 
Bethel was led in the second half by Eli Wiseman who scored 9 of his game high 15 points in the final 20 minutes as BC had 12 players score in the half.
 
Key Statistic
 
Bethel knocked down 12 triples in the victory while holding Avila to just five.
 
By The Numbers
 
As a team, Bethel recorded a blocked shot while stealing the ball 10time in the contest.
 
Bethel pulled in 46 rebounds to Avila's 32.
 
The Threshers pulled in 9 offensive boards leading to 10 second chance points.
 
Twelve Threshers scored in the win, four in double-figures.
 
The Threshers outscored the Eagles in the paint 24-18.
 
Bethel finished with 23 points off of turnovers in the contest while winning the turnover battle 18-16.
 
The Threshers assisted on 16 of their 28 made field goal attempts.
 
Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Eli Wiseman (15)
 
Rebounds: Carmelo Yakubu (9)
 
Assists: Jalyn Richardson (4)
 
Steals: Cade Kittrell (3)
 
Blocks: Carmelo Yakubu (1)
 
Up Next
 
The Threshers finish off the regular season with a home contest against the Sterling Warriors with tip-off scheduled at 7:00 PM.
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