Men's Basketball: Bethany's Comeback to Pitt-Greensburg Falls Short

Bethany, W.Va. – Sophomore Travis Zimmerman had a career-high 18 points in Bethany's 83-70 loss to Pitt-Greensburg Tuesday afternoon inside Hummel Field House.  

GAME FLOW

• Zimmerman's layup lifted the lid on the game to give the Bison an early lead.
• It was a back-and-forth game in the opening minutes of the first half.
• The Bison and Bobcats were deadlocked at 14-14 with 13:31 to go in the first half.
• The Bobcats went on a 24-8 run to close out the first half. The Bison trailed by 16 at the break.
• Bethany's Neshawn Brown had back-to-back buckets to cut the lead to 14, then a Zimmerman fast break layup brought the lead to 12 with 16:42 to go in the second half. Moments later, a Brown layup brought the Bison within 10, 34-44, with 16:04 to go.
• Asa Klimchock hit from behind the arc to bring the Bison within single-digits.
• The Bobcats rebuilt their lead back to 16 but the Bison continued to chip away.
• Bethany scored three straight possessions to come within eight points with 6:42 to go on the clock.
• Momentum swayed back to the Bobcats and the Bison comeback came up short.

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Travis Zimmerman led the Bison with 18 points.
• Derek White Jr. had a team high 11 assists. He added nine rebounds and eight points.
• Asa Klimchock added 14 points, while Neshawn Brown had 12.

BY THE NUMBERS

• 11 – Derek White Jr.'s 11 assist night was three shy of tying the program record for most assists in a single-game.
• 40 – The Bison grabbed 40 rebounds and 12 were offensive.
• 34 – The Bobcats JoJo France scored a team-high 34 points.

UP NEXT 

Bethany College will open up Presidents' Athletic Conference play on Wednesday December 1 when they travel to Franciscan. Tip-off is set for 8 pm.