Box Score Upland, Ind. --- The Bethel Men's Basketball team (17-10, 9-8) came up with a big Crossroads League win Saturday afternoon, dropping Taylor University (13-14, 7-10) 77-49.
It was a tight match-up early in the first half as neither team could gain more than a two-possession lead until
Tanguy Touze hit a jump shot at 9:28, sparking a 25-4 run over the final 9 minutes to give the Pilots an 18-point cushion at the break, 39-21.
The Trojans managed to cut the lead to 17 points at the 17:00 minute mark, 45-28, but would get no closer the rest of the way as Bethel raced away for the 28-point win. Neither team shot the ball well with Bethel just shooting 41% from the field, while Taylor struggled mightily, connecting on just 18 of 62 shots (29%).
Four Pilots had over 10 points, including
Drew Lutz (22),
Nathan Aerts (13),
Tanguy Touze (12), and
Alonas Peciulis (11).
Brandon Hunt controlled the boards with 10 rebounds.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Bethel had 20 bench points and Taylor only had 12.
- The Pilots shot 83.3% (10-12) from the charity stripe.
- Drew Lutz added to his Crossroads League lead with 5 assists.
NEXT TIME OUT
The Pilots will be at home on Feb. 18 for Senior Night to take on Saint Francis at 3:00 p.m.
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