Men's Basketball: Bison Unable to Overcome Late Deficit

Bethany, W.Va. –Senior Trent Uphold led the Bison with 13 points in Bethany's 92-70 loss to Franciscan Saturday evening inside Hummel Field House.  

GAME FLOW

• Bethany and Franciscan battled back and forth throughout the first half. The Barons took the lead with 13:32 to go in the first half, 18-16.
• After a Franciscan three, the Barons pulled ahead 28-21, with 11:20 to go in the half. The Bison pulled within four after Brendan Riggs nailed a three.
• The Barons took a double-digit lead with under seven minutes to go in the first half.
• Bethany went on a 10-3 run to end the first half. The Bison trailed 47-38 heading into halftime.
• The Bison kicked off the second half with a Travis Zimmerman layup cutting the Barons' lead to seven, but the Barons answered and pulled ahead.
• Franciscan took a commanding lead over the Bison leading by as many as 27 points in the second half.  

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Senior Trent Uphold led the Bison with 13 points, shooting 5-for-12 from the field. He had five boards.
• Derek White Jr. led the Bison with eight assists and seven rebounds. He added 12 points.
• Travis Zimmerman had 12 points and seven rebounds.
• Asa Klimchock and Brendan Riggs each had nine points, while newcomer Logan Wright had eight points off the bench.

MILESTONE WATCH

• Senior Derek White Jr. currently sits fifth all time with 79 career blocks and eighth all time with 270 career assists at Bethany.

UP NEXT 

Bethany College Men's basketball will return to Hummel Field House for a PAC matchup against the Saint Vincent Bearcats on Monday, January 24. Tip-off set for 7:30 pm.