(Photo by Crysta Ryan)
Bethlehem uses balanced attack to beat Troy in Suburban Council action.
-After a slow starting 1st quarter by both teams, Bethlehem used a 14-2 spurt in the first 5 minutes of the 2nd quarter to build a double-digit margin. A Will Davis bucket at the halftime buzzer gave the Eagles a 34-20 halftime lead over the Flying Horses.
-Bethlehem maintained a double digit lead the whole third quarter and took a 45-32 lead into the 4Q.
-Troy used an 18-10 run to start the 4Q to cut the lead to 5 (55-50) after a Latyce Faison three pointer with 1:40 left in the game. The Flying Horses cut the lead to 3 points twice in the final minute and then eventually got the deficit down to 1 point with 0:04 left in the game after a Nazaire Merritt three point play.
Bethlehem was then fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws to give them a 2 point lead (59-57). Troy was forced to go the length of the floor after the made free throw and couldn’t get a shot off as time expired, giving Bethlehem the 59-57 win.
(Photo by Crysta Ryan)
Bethlehem’s leading scorers were Braden Laclair with 12 points, Erik Salo had 11 points and Jakob Laclair had 10.
Troy’s Kevin Ledesma-Mora led the way with 17 points and Nazaire Merritt had 15 points.
Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:
End 1Q |
Halftime |
End 3Q |
Final |
|
Troy |
11 |
20 |
32 |
57 |
Bethlehem |
14 |
34 |
45 |
59 |
Troy |
Bethlehem |
|
5 |
3PT SHOOTING |
3 |
2-8 |
FREE THROWS |
14-20 |
25% |
FT % |
70% |
1 |
LEADS |
3 |
2 |
LARGEST LEAD |
17 |
Top Scorers |
||
Troy |
Kevin Ledesma-Mora #5 |
17 |
Troy |
Nazaire Merritt #44 |
15 |
Bethlehem |
Braden Laclair #24 |
12 |
Bethlehem |
Erik Salo #5 |
11 |
Game Flow