McKENZIE, Tenn. – The No.
8-seed Bethel Wildcats escaped the No. 9-seed Lyon
College Scots by a narrow margin in a 91-88 overtime
thriller during Tuesday’s opening round play of the
TranSouth Conference Tournament.
Lyon (12-19) had a shot
to tie at the overtime buzzer but Trey Salley’s 3-point
attempt missed the mark, allowing Bethel (14-17) to
advance to the next round.
Guard Jonathan Donaldson
and forward Levi Taylor led the Scots with 20 points
apiece. Taylor also had a team-high seven rebounds.
Sophomore forward Preston
Butts added 18 points, freshman Alex Kelly accounted for
11 points and point guard Trey Salley had 10.
Bethel’s Thomas Haynes
led all scorers with 24 points.
Down 49-35 at the half,
the Scots outscored the Wildcats, 38-24 after the break
to force the tie.
Notes:
By virtue of his 20-point performance, Donaldson moves
into 18th
place on the Lyon College all-time scoring list with
1273 points.
