MISHAWAKA – Bethel Men's Basketball trailed Mount Vernon Nazarene 80-62 with 9:04 remaining and stormed back with a 14-1 run over the next three minutes to get within five and had a three-point attempt to tie it at 87 with 3:00 remaining but could not get the margin in the black, losing 100-97 on Tuesday evening in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. Zac Owens scored a team-high 23 points on 7-14 from the field.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 100-97
• Records: Bethel (10-9, 3-4) | Mount Vernon Nazarene (13-5, 4-3)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll: Bethel – NR | Mount Vernon Nazarene – NR
• Location: Wiekamp Athletic Center | Bethel University | Mishawaka, Ind.

STAT TRACKER

• Zac Owens: 23 pts, 7-14 fg, 5-9 3-pt
• Brandon Hunt: 20 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk
• Nathan Aerts: 16 pts, 7-13 fg, 2 stl
• Jared DeHart: 16 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Cougars led from start to finish. The Pilots have not held a lead in the last two games.
• The Pilots have lost nine of the last 12 meetings to the Cougars and have allowed 217 points in the last two meetings.
• The Cougars outscored the Pilots in the paint 58-32.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Pilots host Goshen on Saturday at 3:00 pm in the Wiekamp Athletic Center in a "Blue Out" game for the US Highway 20 Cup Series.

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