COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team scored a season-high in points to secure a convincing victory over Bethel (Tenn.) 103-75 on Thursday night at Biggers Sports Center. This conference win marked the first one of the season and improved LWC to 1-3 in the Mid-South Conference and 5-4 overall.

The Blue Raiders continued its hot shooting beyond the arc in this matchup knocking down half of its attempts after making a season-high of 13 threes last game. A late 20-0 run in the second half by Lindsey Wilson helped pull away from the Wildcats in dominating fashion. Four Blue Raiders were in double figures in points with Payton Cundiff leading all scorers with a season-high of 27.

This matchup began with back and forth physical play between the two teams as Bethel seized control in the first 10 minutes of play, keeping a slight edge over LWC. Around the nine minute mark in the first half, the Blue Raiders took their first lead of the game 27-26 after a three pointer from Cundiff off a pass from Elijah Jordan. Jordan led the team in assists with nine to go along with 26 points, and shot 10-12 from the field. The triple was one of five from Cundiff and sparked a 8-0 run by Lindsey Wilson with 7:35 remaining in the half.

The Wildcats were able to stop the Blue Raider run and get some stops to force LWC into a series of bad shots that allowed them to get back in the game. Bethel cut the Lindsey Wilson lead down to four with a minute remaining by their physicality inside the paint that gave them an advantage at the free throw line, 14-11. A tip dunk off a miss by Jordan shifted the momentum to LWC going into halftime with a 43-37 lead.

Lindsey Wilson's offensive pace picked up in the second half as they went on a series of runs. The game became lopsided in favor of the Blue Raiders as the lead expanded throughout the half. The largest lead of the game was 37 and it came after a 20-0 LWC run with 2:31 remaining.

Bethel ended the game on a 9-0 run of their own but it just was not enough to overcome the deficit as LWC won by their largest margin of victory this season. The win also marked the most points scored since the 2019-20 season.

The Blue Raiders shot a stellar 77% FG in the second half and had a season high in assists (25) in their victory over the Wildcats.

Rodney Lewis contributed 12 points along with five assists and Lucas Ribeiro finished with 10 points and a team-high of seven rebounds.

Lindsey Wilson returns back to action at Biggers Sports Center on Saturday, December 3 as they take on Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) at 3 p.m. CT.