MISHAWAKA – Bethel Men's Basketball got back in the win column on Monday night with a 93-81 victory over Lincoln in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. Nathan Aerts and Brandon Hunt combined to score 46 points, on 19-25 from the field, and 20 rebounds to lead the Pilots.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Bethel def. Lincoln 93-81
• Records: Bethel (4-3) | Lincoln (1-7)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll:  Bethel – NR | Lincoln – NR 
• Location: Wiekamp Athletic Center | Bethel University | Mishawaka, Ind.

STAT TRACKER

• Nathan Aerts: 25 pts, 9 reb, 10-14 fg
• Brandon Hunt: 21 pts, 11 reb, 9-11 fg
• Zac Owens: 14 pts, 2-5 3-pt
• Wesley Burse: 11 pts, 6 reb, 4-6 fg

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Pilots led by as many as 26 points in the game.
• The Pilots outrebounded the Lynx 38-26.
• Ball movement was key, as the Pilots racked up 22 assists to Lincoln's 2.
• Lincoln's Darnell Latham Jr. scored an opponent season-high 41 points on 14-23 from the field.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH DRABYN

• "I was much more pleased with the overall consistency of our team tonight. We took care of defensive transition, guarded the paint much better, and outrebounded them by 12. I loved that we had 22 assists on 34 made field goals. It shows that we are sharing the ball and playing unselfish. We got great performances from Nathan Aerts and Brandon Hunt. Those two got us going scoring the ball in the paint and combining for 20 rebounds. We also got great production from Zac Owens and Jani Griffith as well. Overall, I am very proud of the guys and look forward to the challenge of conference play starting this week at Spring Arbor."

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Pilots open Crossroads League play with a trip to Spring Arbor on Saturday at 3:00 pm.

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