St. Scholastica CSS 4-12,3-8 MIAC

Bethel (MN) BU 5-11,3-8 MIAC

St. Scholastica CSS

4-12,3-8 MIAC

Final

Jan. 18, 2023

Bethel (MN) BU

5-11,3-8 MIAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
St. Scholastica CSS	33	33	66
Bethel (MN) BU	38	53	91

Summary
Box Score

Carl Schmuland

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/18/2023 9:18:00 PM | Austin Lagesse - Director of Athletic Communications

Lights-out Shooting Lands Royals Back in Win Column

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – Behind its best shooting performance of the season so far, the Bethel University men's basketball team rolled to a 91-66 conference victory over St. Scholastica Wednesday evening inside the Robertson Center.

Bethel (5-11, 3-8 MIAC) shot a season-best 55.7 percent clip from the field (34-of-61) while going 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from behind the arc. St. Scholastica (4-12, 3-8 MIAC) finished 41.7 percent from the field. The Royals finished with four starters in double figures.

Bethel dominated the boards by a 32-35 margin and got 33 of its points off the bench compared to CSS' seven.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
• The Royals never trailed as Zach Doely scored BU's first six points of the game for a 6-4 lead, a lead BU would never give up, with 16:16 to go.
• Strong on the offensive glass, Bethel gave itself a second chance opportunity that allowed Payton Thomsen to lay it off the glass for the Royals' largest lead of the half at 28-19.
• The Saints cut it to one with over a minute left thanks to an 8-2 run, but two free throws from Sam Zilmer and coast-to-coast drive and a bucket from Josh Hoffman sent BU into the break up 38-33.

Second Half
• After knocking down four threes in the first half, Bethel continued to hit from long distance with six second-half treys.
• Back-to-back-to-back threes from Tommy Jensen over a 90-second stretch put the Royals up by 15 with 10:42 remaining.
• Bethel cleared its bench with under two minutes to go where Joel Mekelburg stole the show scoring six points.
• A pair of free throw makes from Aaron Loe gave the Royals their largest lead of the night at 89-61.

KEY PERFORMERS
• Zach Doely put in a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double.
• Joey Kidder had 14 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals.
• Payton Thomsen finished with 11 points and Josh Hoffman with 10 to round out the starters.
• Off the bench, Tommy Jensen knocked down four threes in route to 16 points, 11 of which came in the second half.

UP NEXT
The Royals look to keep their winning ways going Saturday, Jan. 21 at Macalester. Tip-off time has been pushed back to 5:15 p.m.

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