Posted: Feb 09, 2022
Men's Basketball: Second Half Surge Lifts Tomcats over Bison
Thiel
(4-15,3-10 PAC)
79
AT
Bethany
(2-14,2-9 PAC)
57
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thiel (4-15,3-10 PAC) | 32 | 47 | 79 | |
Bethany (2-14,2-9 PAC) | 33 | 24 | 57 |
Game Leaders
Thiel
Pts:
Marlon Ellerbee
- 23
Reb:
Rayshod Hooper
- 11
Ast:
Marlon Ellerbee
- 3
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Thiel | Bethany |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (29-75) | (20-44) |
Field Goal % | 38.7% | 45.5% |
Rebounds | 41 | 30 |
Assists | 7 | 10 |
Turnovers | 11 | 31 |
Pts off Turnovers | 43 | 6 |
2nd Chance Pts | 22 | 2 |
Pts in the Paint | 48 | 22 |
Fastbreak Pts | 12 | 7 |
Bench Pts | 16 | 28 |
Bethany, W.Va. – The Thiel College Tomcats used a strong second half to defeat the Bison 79-57 inside Hummel Field House Wednesday evening.
GAME FLOW
- The Bison took a quick 7-0 lead in the opening minutes of the first half.
- Bethany held onto a slim lead until Thiel knotted the game at 14-14 with 13:51 to go in the half.
- The Tomcats pulled ahead 22-14 and the Bison battled back and regained the lead, 24-22 with 8:29 to go in the first half.
- The lead see-sawed back and forth between the two teams, with Bethany taking a 33-32 lead heading into the half.
- In the second half, Thiel regained the lead with 18:08 to go and never looked back.
IN THE BOX SCORE
- Travis Zimmerman led the Bison with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
- Trent Uphold and Quinn Hiles contributed eight points apiece.
- Derek White Jr. had a team high four assists.
UP NEXT
Bethany College Men's basketball will hit the road as they head to Pittsburgh for a PAC contest against Chatham on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 3 pm.