Men's Basketball: Strong second half performance lifts Bison past Barons.

BETHANY, W.Va. – Bethany College men's basketball team earned the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener win over Franciscan University Wednesday evening. The Bison used a strong second half to defeat the Barons, 85-63.

GAME FLOW

• The Bison came out hot to start the game taking a 9-0 lead. After a Franciscan timeout, the Barons hit a three to get on the board. The Barons battled to cut the deficit after going on a mini run. Each time the Barons would cut the lead close, the Bison would respond. With 2:20 to go in the first half, Cole Dailey slammed down a dunk giving the Bison a 32-26 lead. With fourteen seconds, the Barons knotted the game at 32-32.
• Bethany started the second half a little slow hanging on to a narrow lead. The Barons hung around and knotted the game at 49-49 with under 10 minutes to go.
• In the final nine minutes, the Bison outscored the Barons, 36-14.

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Four Bison scored 10+ points led by Chance Wells and Troy Hixson with 17 points apiece.
• Will Brooks had 13 points and Cole Dailey had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. He added five blocks and three assists.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Bethany shot 46.9 percent from the field.
• Both teams were even from behind the arc with Bethany taking the slight edge, 35.3%. Franciscan shot 31.3%.
• Bethany had the slight rebounding advantage. 43-41.
• The Green and White capitalized on the turnovers, scoring 28 points.  

RECORDS

Bethany College – 2-2 (1-0 PAC)

Franciscan University – 1-2 (0-1 PAC)

UP NEXT

Bethany returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 18 when they host Waynesburg Yellow Jackets for a 3 pm tip-off.