Men’s Basketball Overtook the Swedes for a Second Half Victory

Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Men's Basketball team took down the Bethany College (Kan.) Swede, 84-71. They move to -6 on the season and are 2-5 in the Heart.

Graceland (7-6) | Bethany (9-6)
Half 1: Graceland 36| Bethany 39
The Swedes started the game off with a lead (0-7). Graceland would retaliate to put up a run from the layup made by Aleksa Markovic (eight-point run); Winslow Martin would sink a jumper to cause the lead to change. Bethany would collect their lead back at the 15:15 minute mark; (9-7) and held it for over seven minutes. Graceland would trade places from the charity stripes by Markovic (23-22). With a run of seven points, the Swedes would push ahead. The Yellowjackets' Seth Compas tied the score with just over a minute remaining, and Graceland would head into halftime trailing by three points.
Half 2: Graceland 48| Bethany 32
Seth Compas would start the Graceland second half scoring and put up back-to-back three-pointers to overtake the Swedes (42-41), which caused the Yellowjacket 18-2 scoring run (54-43). Both teams would then put up point for point, the Swedes worked to close the Yellowjacket's advantage. With under five minutes of play, Bethany would shrink their deficit to nine points. The Yellowjackets would continue with their lead to take the victory.

Key Moment:
The Yellowjackets would come from behind to take the lead from the Swedes at the 17:56 minute mark with an 18-2 scoring run. The Yellowjackets had a shooting percentage of 56.7 (17-30) field goals, 62.5 (5-8) three-pointers and 81.8 (9-11) free throws in the second half.
By the Numbers:
32-26 – Made Graceland field goals compared to Bethany
87.5-75 – The Yellowjackets charity strip shooting percentage to the Swedes
10-6 – Bethany had four more fast break points than the Yellowjackets
13-10 – Graceland bench capitalized to have three more points than Bethany
36-36- Both teams shot 36 points in the paint

Graceland Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Seth Compas – 19
Rebounding Leader: Aleksa Markovic – 9
Assist Leader: Trenton Daughtry – 5
Steal Leader: C.J. Wilson – 3

Bethany Leaders:
Scoring Leader: Solomon Clayton – 23
Rebounding Leader: Malcolm Clayton – 7
Assist Leader: Justin Brookens – 5
Steal Leader: Dylan Smith / Solomon Clayton – 2

Up Next:
The Men's Basketball team will be back in the new year on Wednesday, January 4 when they take on the Peru State University Bobcats. Tip-of is set for 7:30 pm.

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