LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The Bethel College men's basketball team dropped their contest with the Saint Mary Spires after being outscored by ten points in the second half.
 
The Threshers took the early lead following a Nick Bonner three and held onto it until the seven-and-a-half-minute mark in the first half when the Spires knocked down a three to take the lead back.
 
Both teams traded the lead back and forth until the 30 second mark in the first half when Bonner knocked down another trey giving Bethel the three-point advantage going into the break.
 
 With 16:33 left in the second half and the Threshers leading by a point, the Spires took the lead back and quickly built it up to double digits with a 14-1 run.
 
Bethel allowed Saint Mary to build the lead up to 20 points just south of the eight-minute mark before slowly starting to chip away.
 
The Threshers went on a 22-6 over the next seven minutes and change, sparked by six points from Bonner and 5 from Miguel Vojtova.
 
After Bethel cut the Spire lead down to just four with 37 second remaining, USM knocked down their free throws and BC was unable to find the bottom of the net as Saint Mary took the contest 67-60.
 
Key Statistic
 
Bethel turned the ball over 21 times while being able to force the Spires into just 12.
 
By The Numbers
 
As a team, Bethel blocked 2 Spire shot attempts while stealing the ball 9 times.
 
The Threshers shot just 69% from the charity stripe as they knocked down 9 of their 13 attempts while the Spires shot 72% from the line making 13 of their 18 attempts.
 
Bethel pulled in 39 rebounds to Saint Mary's 31.
 
Seven Threshers scored in the loss, three in double figures.
 
The Threshers recorded just 8 points in the paint, their lowest total on the season, while allowing the Spires to score 32.
 
Bethel pulled in 13 offensive boards leading to 10 second chance points.
 
The Threshers assisted 12 of their 20 made baskets in the loss.
 
Hoskin recorded his third double-double of the season pulling in a game-high 10 boards to go along with his 19 points.
 
Thresher Leaders
 
Points: Keyaun Hoskin (19)
 
Rebounds: Keyaun Hoskin (10)
 
Assists: Jared Richardson (3)
 
Steals: Carmelo Yakubu (5)
 
Blocks: Jalyn Todd, Nick Bonner (1)
 
Up Next
 
The Threshers are back in action on Saturday, February 10th at 5:00 PM as they host the No. 9 ranked Southwestern Moundbuilders for their second to last home contest of the season.
 
 
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