BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College men's basketball team (1-1) scored a whopping 60 bench points and matched the program single-game 3-point record (18) en route to a 100-65 home victory over visiting Bob Jones University (1-2) to secure BC's first win of the 2024-25 season on Thursday evening at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
The Tornados drained 18 3-pointers en route to the 100-point performance, matching the single-game NCAA-era record set on January 17, 2015 against Newberry at The Bosh.
Freshman Twain Wilson delivered a bust-out performance as a Tornado with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including a 5-of-7 performance from the three-point line to go along with eight rebounds. Playing on his birthday, freshman Brennan Wansley - the reigning USA South Rookie of the Week - posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Drew Smith recorded a career-high with 14 points, while senior Charlie Hester also reached double figures with 11 points.
Bob Jones was led by Shad Vander Hart who scored 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the field to go along with 10 rebounds en route to a double-double.
KK Horton scored the first points for the Tornados which was followed by a 10-0 run for the Bruins in the first four minutes of the first half. BC quickly limited the gap to 15-11 with 11:58 left to play as Hester hit three 3-pointers for 9 of those 11 points. BC then executed a 13-2 run to stretch the lead even further.
The Tornados had great success with the combination of Wilson, Smith, Dre'Shaun Brown, Brock McKnight and Darius Stewart as the second unit scored 22 points in the first half to propel BC to a 40-30 lead into the intermission.
Brevard continued its success by coming out of halftime with an impressive 11-3 run. Bob Jones began to mount a comeback, cutting the deficit to 13 at 52-65 with 8:24 to play. The Tornados however exploded down the stretch, stretching their lead to as many as 38 points and out-scoring the Bruins 35-13 down the stretch.
For the game, BC outshot the Bruins 54% to 37% in overall field goals and hit 18 3-pointers in the contest. Brevard out-rebounded Bob Jones, 54-32 including a whopping 17-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
The 35-point margin of victory was the largest in the 10-game all-time series between the two teams. Brevard improved to 4-2 at home against Bob Jones with the two teams now tied 5-5 overall in the series.
Brevard will return to the Boshamer Gymnasium for its third game of the season on Saturday at 2 p.m. to face Warren Wilson on the campus of Brevard College. Following the men's game, the BC women's team will open its season vs. Guilford as part of a basketball doubleheader at the Bosh.
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