Men's Basketball: Bison Fall in Season Opener

Cincinnati, Ohio – Bethany College men's basketball team faced Mount St. Joseph to open up the 2021 season at the Lauren Hill Tip-off Tournament Saturday evening. The Lions downed the Bison 85-43.

GAME FLOW

• After trailing 10-0, Brendan Riggs was fouled on a three to put Riggs at the charity stripe for three shots. He made 2-of-3 to give Bethany their first points of the season.
• A Derek White Jr. scored the Bison's first field-goal of the night.
• At the under 12 minute media timeout, the Bison trailed 15-4.
• The Lions held a commanding 36-12 lead at the half.
• Coming out of the break, the Bison scored in their first possession; Trent Uphold scored on an open layup from a White Jr. pass.
• After the Bison scoring 11 points, the Lions went on an 18-3 run before Bethany found the basket again.
• The Lions cruised in a 85-43 win over the Bison.

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Derek White Jr. led the Bison with 16 points and four assists.
• Asa Klimchock added eight points.
• Travis Zimmerman and Tyler Block had four rebounds apiece.
• The Bison eight steals and 14 turnovers.

BY THE NUMBERS

• 43 – The Bison trailed by as many as 43.
• 50 – Derek White Jr. shot 50.0% from the field and 100.0 percentage from behind the arc.
• 61 – The Lions out rebounded the Bison 61-30, including 18 offensive boards.

UP NEXT 

Bethany will face Berea at 4pm to close out the Lauren Hill Tip-Off Tournament.