MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Wildcats continued their home stand Thursday playing host to the No. 17 Georgetown Tigers. For the second time on the season, the Tigers prevailed with a 94-76 victory over the Wildcats. The Tigers beat Bethel 85-80 earlier this season in Georgetown.
Bethel jumped out to a nine point lead five minutes into the game. Georgetown rallied back and led 47-31 at the half. The Tigers kept the pressure on and led by as many as 27 points late in the second half.
Bethel dropped to 7-9 overall and 2-9 in the MSC. GC improved to 10-3 and 7-3.
GC shot 58 percent (31-62) from the field. They hit 14 three's and finished 18-of-22 from the foul line. The Tigers had a 35-28 margin in rebounds.
The Wildcats hit 26-of-62 (41 %) shots and knocked down eight three's. The Cats hit 16-of- 21 free throws.
The Tigers were led by Kyran Jones with 21 points. Derrin Boyd had 20 points. Five Tigers finished in double figures.
Jon Brown led the Wildcats with 17 points. Myron McKinney followed with 12 points.
Coach Jeff Britt said, "It was a tough night but give Georgetown a lot of credit. They are a great team and will have a really good year. Once they took the lead they played with a lot of confidence. We can't feel sorry for ourselves as we have another good team coming in here Saturday.
The Wildcats remain at home hosting Campbellsville Saturday. The game will begin thirty minutes after the conclusion of the women's game which begins at 1:30 p.m.
Fans can listen to the game on WEIO, 100.9 and at: www.thefarmradio.com
Fans can watch the game on Wildcat Vision at https://www.bethelathletics.com/f/WildcatVision.php
Live stats:
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Ticket Information
Hometown Ticketing has been named the Official Ticketing Partner for Bethel University sporting events. This applies for basketball and football only.
All in attendance for basketball and football games will be required to have a ticket for admission.
The partnership will provide convenient online ticketing options for consumers, as well as additional security and reporting capabilities for the Bethel staff to utilize.
To obtain tickets, students, fans and supporters are asked to visit www.bethelathletics.com and go to the Tickets tab at the top of the page. The ticket tab will list all home events that tickets are required for. Obtain or purchase the tickets at that tab.
Ticket prices may vary and are notated for each event as it is listed.
Remember to social distance and wear your mask inside the arena at all times. Currently due to COVID-19, there will be no food or drinks allowed inside the arena.
Arena Protocols
Precautions and measures for teams, coaches and support staff
- MSC guidelines are being followed. These guidelines include but are not limited to :
1 - Coach/Player education about how to slow/prevent the spread of COVID-19
2 - Daily screening, pre travel screening
3- Cleaning and sanitizing of materials and facilities used and to be used
4 – Bench maximums
5- Coaching staff and support staff to wear masks
Precautions for fans & staff in arena
Each venue at Bethel University is under MSC & NAIA reduced capacity guidelines
Masks required at all times
- All fans enter gates next to ticket booths (no exceptions) All fans must have a ticket for entrance
- Fans are required to wear face masks at all times at ALL TIMES
- No food or drinks allowed in the arena
- Fans are required to sit six feet apart unless they are within a family group
- Only authorized and pre-game approved personnel allowed on the floor before and after the games
- Only authorized and pre-game approved personnel allowed near benches and press row
- We ask that fans do their best to not intermingle closely with players not in their family group before or after the game
- Selected games will be video streamed with no charge during the fall. There will be a streaming charge for spring contests.
These measures are subject to change with further details to be posted at www.bethelathletics.com
