Cats Host No. 3 Patriots Thursday in League Opener

MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Wildcats open Mid-South Conference play Thursday night hosting No. 3 Cumberlands (KY).

Game time is set for 3 p.m. 

The Cats are 165-60 all-time in the building and 8-1 this season in Crisp Arena.

The Wildcats are 14-2 overall while the No. 3 Patriots are 15-1 and 5-1 in road play this year. Their only loss was at Pikeville.

CU has won five in a row in the series and has an 8-1 advantage between the two programs.

The Patriots are 4-0 in McKenzie and Crisp Arena.

The Cats average 83.3 and yield 71.5 points per game. The Cats shoot 47 percent from the floor while opponents shoot 40 from the field. The Cats shoot 35 percent from behind the arc. They hold their opponents to just 32 percent. Bethel shoots 67 percent from the free throw line. The Cats outrebound their opponents 42-34 per contest.

Chauncey Hughes III leads the squad in scoring at16.5 points per game. Hughes leads the team in free throw attempts and made charity tosses. He also leads Bethel in assists, three pointers made, and steals. Ethan Turner averages 10.6 points per game and leads the team averaging 6.4 rebounds per outing.

The Patriots average 98.0 and yield 71.0 points per game. UC shoots 48 percent and opponents shoot 41 percent from the field. The Pats shoot 30 percent from behind the arc. The Pats shoot 67 percent from the charity stripe.

Kyle Duke leads UC in scoring at 21.0 points per game. Andrew McConnell averages 13.4 points. Javecckio Thomas leads the Pats with six rebounds per outing. Tanner Walton is the assist leader while Malachi Robinson had a team leading 21 steals on the season.

Stats:

https://bethelathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/boxscores/20260108_39zv.xml

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