Cats Battle Eagles in Marietta
MARIETTA, Ga. – The Bethel Wildcats will attempt to avenge an earlier season loss when they travel to Life University Thursday night. The Cats fell to the Eagles 70-68 in Crisp Arena back in December. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m. CST.
Chris Barnes had a game high 22 points for Life. Kamron Rose led the Wildcats with 18 points.
It will be the third meeting between the programs with the series tied at one each.
After winning 73-61 and snapping a six-game losing streak, the Cats are 11-11 and 3-11 in the MSC. Bethel is 4-5 on the road this year. Life is 5-15 and 2-13. The Eagles have lost six in a row. Life is 3-8 at home on the season.
The Wildcats are averaging 74.2 points per outing. They yield 70.7.
Kamron Rose leads Bethel in scoring at 11.6 points per game. Brown follows at 11.5 while Mayberry averages 10.2 per outing.
Jarred Walker enters the game with 408 career assists which is 11th all-time in program history. He is 3rd all-time in steals with 212.
Combining his play at West Florida and Bethel, Brown is a member of the 1,000 Point Club with 1, 179 career points. Brown has scored 332 as a Wildcat.
Bethel shoots 42 percent from the floor while their opponents are at 43 percent. The Cats are at 32 percent in made three-pointers while the opposition is at 32 percent. Bethel shoots 67 percent from the foul line. The Cats outrebound their opponents 38-31 per outing.
Eight from 500:
Jeff Britt is in his 22nd year as the head men's basketball coach at Bethel and his 33rd year as a college basketball coach. His record as a head coach is 492-340 and includes 11 seasons with 20-plus wins. He currently ranks 10th for most wins among active NAIA Division I men's basketball coaches. Britt is 386-297 at Bethel.
Trends & Numbers:
Bethel is 8-0 when they outshoot their opponents.
The Cats are 8-4 when they hit more three-pointers.
The Wildcats are 11-6 when they outrebound their opponents.
Bethel is 7-4 when they have less turnovers.
The Cats are 10-4 when they lead at the half.
Kevin Easley is in his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles. Easley played his prep ball at Trenton Peabody High School in Trenton, Tennessee. His head coach was Bethel Hall-of -Famer Harry Ferguson.
Live Stats:
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