BETHANY, W.Va. -- Allegheny College men's basketball went on the road to Bethany College's Hummel Field House and secured an 81-61 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over the Bison on Wednesday evening.

The Gators (11-6, 9-3 PAC) wasted little time before taking a commanding lead over the Bison (1-16, 1-11 PAC) on their home court. Even at 2-all inside the first minute of play, Allegheny went on a 14-0 run over the next four minutes to take a 14-point advantage, 16-2. The early scoring spree was fueled by lights-out shooting beyond the 3-point arc, as four of Allegheny's five starters converted from distance.

The Gators' defense also ended the first half with a strong effort. Allegheny surrendered only four points in the last five minutes and did not allow a point for the last 1:57, which allowed the visitors to more than double-up the Bison, 51-25, at the break.

The closest Bethany came to the Gator lead in the second half was 15 points, 70-55, with just over six minutes remaining. Once again, the Allegheny defense hunkered down and allowed only six more points until the final buzzer to conclude the lopsided win.

Inside the Box Score

• The Gators outscored the Bison, 51-25, in the first half, although Bethany won the second half, 36-30.
• Allegheny shot 39.5% overall (32-of-81), which included a 10-of-39 (25.6%) performance from 3-point range.
• Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)) and Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) cleaned the glass, which gave Allegheny a plus-18 rebound margin (54-to-36).
• Both Hinckley and Wilder finished with a game-high 17 rebounds.
• Hinckley added a team-leading 18 points with four assists, one block, and one steal.
• Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) added 15 points, while both Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) and Isaiah Portis (Medina, Ohio/Norwayne) netted 12.
• Cole Dailey (16), Chance Wells (14), and Cody Davis (11) each scored double-digits for the Bison.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 11-6 overall and 9-3 against PAC opponents.
• The Gators tied a season-best with their fourth consecutive win.
• With his only block of the night, Hinckley tied Garret Daggett for first-place all-time with 121 career blocks.
• Hinckley also climbed into fourth-place all-time in rebounds with 688, surpassing Frank Barba (676).
• Hinckley has produced a double-double 11 times as a senior.
• Wilder's 17 rebounds set a new single-game career-high for the junior.
• Lang has reached double figures in 10 consecutive contests.
• Junior Holden Phillips (Broadlands, Va./Briar Wood) logged season-highs for points (6) and rebounds (5).

Up Next
On Saturday, January 21, the Gators will return to the David V. Wise Center for a 6:00 p.m. matchup against Franciscan University.