MISHAWAKA – Bethel Men's Basketball gave No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan all they could handle on Saturday but came up just short in the final seconds, losing 87-85. Jared DeHart led the Pilots with 20 points, going a perfect 5-of-5 from long range.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Indiana Wesleyan def. Bethel 87-85
• Records: Bethel (12-16, 5-11) | Indiana Wesleyan (24-4, 15-1)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll: Bethel – NR | Indiana Wesleyan – No. 3
• Location: Wiekamp Athletic Center | Indiana Wesleyan University | Mishawaka, Ind.

STAT TRACKER

• Jared DeHart: 20 pts, 5 reb, 5-5 3-fg
• Zac Owens: 17 pts, 4 ast, 3 reb
• Jake Johnson: 13 pts, 3 reb, 3-6 3-pt
• Wesley Burse: 10 pts, 4 reb, 1 blk

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Pilots led by as many as 10 in the first half and the Wildcats led by as many as 15 in the second half.
• The Pilots closed the game on a 14-4 run after trailing by ten with 3:15 remaining. Down 87-81 with nine seconds remaining, the Wildcats turned it over on an inbounds play and Jared DeHart promptly hit a three with seven seconds to go. After a foul to put Dan Largey at the line for a bonus situation, the nation's tenth-best free throw shooter missed the front end and the Wildcats fouled DeHart to put him at the line for a one-and-one with four seconds remaining. After hitting the first, DeHart intentionally missed the second but the loose ball was last touched by the Pilots out of bounds with 1.7 left and the Wildcats successfully inbounded to seal the game.
• The Bethel bench outscored Indiana Wesleyan's 46-12.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Pilots celebrate Senior Day in the Wiekamp Athletic Center on Tuesday at 7:00 pm against Saint Francis.

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