WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – Marian University men’s basketball (0-3, 0-0 NACC) dropped its final game of the weekend 85-67 against Bethany Lutheran.
- Marian jumped out to an early 5-4 lead only to see BLC use a 9-1 run to go ahead 13-5.
- The Sabres chipped away at its deficit and only trailed 25-22 with 4:49 left in the half.
- The Vikings pulled away in the final minutes going on a 17-6 spurt to take a 42-28 lead into halftime.
- Marian took control in the opening minutes of the second half cutting its deficit down to 52-42.
- A quick 12-2 run from the Vikings, however, saw BLC extend its lead out to 64-44 with 12:17 to play.
- Bethany Lutheran was able to maintain this advantage for the remainder of the game.
- Bethany Lutheran shot 29-of-55 (.527) from the field and 10-of-24 (.417) from beyond the arc. Marian would finish 25-of-62 (.403) shooting and 7-of-24 (.292) on three-pointers.
- Marian won the turnover battle forcing 19 Viking turnovers which turned into 27 points off turnovers.
- Points in the paint were in favor of BLC by a 38-28 margin.
- Marian was only outscored 43-39 in the second stanza.
- This was the first ever meeting between the two programs.
