Cincinnati, Ohio – Bethany College men's basketball team finished the weekend facing Berea College at the Lauren Hill Classic hosted by Mount. St. Joseph Sunday afternoon.  The Bison fell 88-67 to the Mountaineers.

GAME FLOW

• Derek White Jr. put the Bison on the board at the 18:45 mark of the first half.
• A Trent Uphold three knotted the game at 5-5. The Bison managed to take the lead twice in the first half before the Mountaineers went on a run to build a double-digit lead heading into halftime.
• An Asa Klimchock three before the buzzer brought the Bison within 20 (46-26) at the half.
• In the second half the Bison strung together a few runs but the Mountaineers answered back with runs of their own.
• At the 9:11 mark of the second half the Bison cut the Mountaineer lead to 14 and then cut the lead to 13 at the 5:51 mark but the Bison were unable to reach the single-digit mark.
• The Mountaineers would hold off the Bison and win by 20 points.

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Derek White Jr. led the Bison with 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals.
• Brendan Riggs had 11 points with four rebounds and four assists.
• Travis Zimmerman and Trent Uphold had 10 points apiece.

BY THE NUMBERS

• 43 – The Bison outrebounded the Mountaineers 43-35
• 18 – Bethany had 18 assists

UP NEXT 

Bethany will travel to Erie, Pa. to face non-conference opponent Penn State-Behrend on Saturday November 20 at 4 pm.