Men's Basketball Overwhelmed by Bobcats

Greensburg, Pa – The Bethany College men's basketball team traveled to Greensburg, Pa for a non-conference tilt against the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats cruised by the Bison, 81-60. Senior Aiden Albert led the Bison with 13 points. Freshman Neshawn Brown added 11 points for the Green and White.

GAME OVERVIEW

Bethany and Pitt-Greensburg exchanged buckets to start the game. After Neshawn Brown knotted the game at 4-4, the Bobcats went on a run to take and build a commanding lead over the Bison. An Albert layup cut the lead to 28-16 at the 11:01 mark of the first half. Khalil Wilson scored six straight points for the Bison with under seven minutes left in the half cutting the Bobcat lead, 39-26. With 4:09 left, Albert knocked in a jumper to cut the lead to 12, 42-30. A Brown layup at the buzzer gave the Bison some life going into the break, 56-37.

The Bison attempted to gain momentum and cut the deficit in the second half, but could not get the stops needed. After a bucket from Dalton Hamrick, a Wilson free throw, and a Dylan Furlong layup, the Green and White were held scoreless until the 13:20 mark when Albert muscled in a layup. Bethany trailed by as many as 23 throughout the game, falling 81-60.  

IN THE BOX SCORE

• Aiden Albert – 13 points
• Neshawn Brown – 11 points
• Khalil Wilson – 9 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals
• Craig Sauers – 9 points

RECORDS

Bethany College Bison – 0-6 (0-0 PAC)

Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats – 1-2 (0-0 AMCC)

UP NEXT 

Bethany College men's basketball returns to action in December when they travel to Beaver Falls, Pa to open up PAC conference play against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. Tipoff set for 7:30 pm.