Thomas More Falls, 89-74, to Bethany on the Road

Game Leaders

Thomas More
Pts: Todd Krohman - 17
Reb: Colt Stafford - 10
Ast: Colt Stafford - 4
Bethany
Pts: 2 Players (#14, #10 - 19)
Reb: British Alexander - 15
Ast: 2 Players (#25, #10 - 6)

Team Stats

Thomas More
Bethany

Field Goals

(23-63)
(32-67)

Field Goal %

36.5%
47.8%

Rebounds

31
50

Assists

13
18

Turnovers

16
18

Pts off Turnovers

21
23

2nd Chance Pts

11
8

Pts in the Paint

24
42

Fastbreak Pts

0
2

Bench Pts

22
20
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More news about: Thomas More
Dec 10, 2011

(BETHANY, W.Va.) - Senior center Colt Stafford (Groveport, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) recorded a double-double, but it wasn't enough as the Thomas More College men's basketball team fell, 89-74, to Bethany College today (Saturday, December 10, 2011) in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game at Hummel Field House in Bethany, West Virginia.

With the loss, the Saints fall to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the PAC.  With the win, the Bison improve to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the PAC.

Thomas More took an early 13-7 lead when junior point guard Ryan Hamm (Maysville, Ky./Mason County) made a three-pointer with 16:55 to play in the first half.  Bethany answered with a 40-17 run to take its biggest lead of the half at 47-30 when Nick Wilcox made a three-point with 13-seconds to play until halftime.  The Saints cut the lead to 47-31 at halftime when senior point guard Daniel Whelan (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) made one-of-two free-throws with two-seconds to play in the first half.

Thomas More opened the second half on a 17-8 run to cut the lead to 55-48 when sophomore point guard D'Carlo Hayes (Louisville, Ky./Male) made one-of-two free-throws with 13:17 to play in the game.  Bethany answered with a 12-4 run to extend the lead to 67-52 with 8:34 to play in the game when Reece Mabery made a jumper.  The Saints answered with a 6-2 run capped by a lay-up by junior small forward Ethan King (Maysville, Ky./Mason County) to cut the lead to 69-58 with 7:26 to play in game.  That would be as close as the Saints would come as Bethany closed out the game on a 30-16 run for the 89-74 victory.

Stafford recorded his double-double with 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.  Senior shooting guard Todd Krohman (Florence, Ky./Boone County) led the Saints in scoring with a career-high-tying 17 points.  Stafford also led the team in assists with four.

Thomas More will take 11 days off before traveling to Louisville, Kentucky on December 21 to play play Spalding University in a non-conference game.  The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start inside Derek Smith Gymnasium.