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Quincy Jones
Jason Kapusta
69
Bethany (WV) BET 3-19,3-14 PAC
87
Winner Westminster (PA) WES 13-8,11-5 PAC
Bethany (WV) BET
3-19,3-14 PAC
69
Final
87
Westminster (PA) WES
13-8,11-5 PAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bethany (WV) BET 30 39 69
Westminster (PA) WES 38 49 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Jones has career-high 21 points in win over Bethany

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--Freshman Quincy Jones (Youngstown | Ohio, Chaney) poured in a career-high 21 points to go along with seven rebounds to lead the Westminster College men's basketball team to an 87-69 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over Bethany College Saturday afternoon at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

Westminster pushed its record to 13-8 overall and 11-5 in the conference. Bethany fell to 3-19 overall and 3-14 in league play. Saturday was the ninth-straight win for Westminster in the series. 

Jones led five Westminster players in double figures. He went 9-of-15 from the floor and 3-of-4 at the free throw line. 

Junior Andrew Clark (New Middletown, Ohio | Springfield Local) posted his fourth double-double of the year with 18 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. He was 7-of-14 shooting from the field and made 4-of-5 free throw attempts. Junior Reese Leone (Beloit, Ohio | West Branch) and freshman Trey DePietro (Boardman, Ohio | Boardman) each finished with 11 points and four rebounds. Freshman Bobby Ray (Jefferson, Ohio | Jefferson) added 10 points and four rebounds. 

Troy Hixson led three Bethany players in double figures. He finished with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and was 4-of-6 from three-point field goal range. 

Westminster shot over 50 percent from the field for the seventh time this season, converting 53.1 percent (34-64) of its field goal attempts. The Titans hit 17-of-24 (70.8%) of their free throws. Ten men scored for Westminster Saturday. 

Bethany shot 42.6 percent (26-61) from the floor and 58.3 percent (14-24) on its three-point field goal attempts. The Bison went 7-of-12 from three-point range in both the first and second halves. 

Westminster held a commanding 42-22 advantage on the glass, including a 10-1 edge on the offensive boards. The Titans outscored the Bison 56-28 in the paint.

The Titans, trailing by two, 14-12, midway through the first half, strung together nine-straight points to lead 21-14 with just under eight minutes to go in the half. The Titans pushed their lead to as many as 11 (33-22) before carrying a 38-30 lead into halftime. 

Up 60-52 midway through the second and fueled by a 22-7 scoring run, Westminster's lead ballooned to 23 (82-59) with under five minutes left in regulation. Jones scored 12 points during the stretch. 

Westminster will host rival Geneva College Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be featured on the PAC Sports Network. 
 
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