Men's Basketball: Golden Tornadoes cruise past Bison

BETHANY- The Bethany College men's basketball team hosted the Geneva Golden Tornadoes Saturday afternoon for a conference matchup. Geneva came into Bison territory as the top ranked team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). The Bison fell to the Golden Tornadoes 101-83. 

GAME FLOW/HIGHLIGHTS 

• Five minutes into the game the Bison trail by one 17-11. Geneva's Ryan Rachic scored 12 going 5-7 with two made shots beyond the arc.  
• The Bison were capitalizing off turnovers and defensive rebounds. 11 of the first 17 points for Bethany came off fast breaks. Geneva still held the lead 29-17 at that time. 
• Bethany attempted to cut the lead through a healthy amount of three point attempts going 8-for-20 beyond the arc. The Bison struggled to find the bottom of the basket elsewhere, shooting 6-of-16 inside. 
• The Golden Tornadoes held a 55-38 lead at the end of the first half. 
• The second half was much of the same story. Colin Meany finished with 27 points and gave the Bison some hope when he went on a point run in the mid third. The lead was cut to 15, but that was the smallest lead Geneva held the rest of the game. 
• Geneva answered back by shooting the deep ball. They shot 53% from three- largely due to Trevor Tipton's 7-for-10 day from range. He tacked on one free throw to bring him up to 22 points and one rebound shy of a double-double.  
• The Bison attempted 40 threes, but making one-third wasn't enough to take the lead from the Golden Tornadoes as the Bison fell 101-83. 

BOX SCORE METRICS 

• Geneva scored in the paint early and often. They doubled Bethany's first half points in the paint 24-12. 
• Bethany's only defensive metric they led in was blocks. They out-blocked Geneva 2-0.  
• Bethany's top two scorers, Dailey and Meany, combined for 55 which outscored Geneva's top two. 
• Geneva out rebounded Bethany 48-30. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Geneva shot 55% in the first half. Bethany shot 38.9% on four less attempts.  
• The Rachic brothers of Geneva shot 60% from the field, combining for 45 points. 
• Bethany had five more points off turnovers despite turning the ball over more than Geneva. 
• Bethany scored 31 fast break points which equated to 37.3% of their points. 

RECORDS 

Bethany College -  (8-15) (7-11 PAC) 

Geneva College - (21-3) (17-2 PAC) 

UP NEXT 

Bethany College will host Thiel College (7-15) (6-11 PAC) for a date on the court Wednesday, February 14th. Game is set to start at 7:30 PM.