BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Men's Basketball team cruised to the 112-31 win against Oak Hills Christian on Thursday night inside the BSU Gym.
In the process, the 81-point margin of victory is the largest in program history eclipsing the 67-point win against Marin Luther (127-60) that was the previous mark set in 2019.
All 13 Beavers that played in the game scored. Dalton Albrecht led the way with 20 points and 16 rebounds in 20 minutes. He went 8-11 from the field. John Sutherland added 17 points and seven rebounds, along with five assists in 16 minutes. He went 8-9 from the field. John Pecarich came off the bench to tally 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 15 minutes. He went 5-8 from the field and hit a pair of three-pointers. Jobe Juenemann added 11 points and two assists off the bench, going 4-8 from the floor. BJ Davis gave Bemidji State five in double figures in scoring at 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.
With Bemidji State (3-1) holding the 13-9 lead nearly five minutes in, the Beavers broke the game open with a 23-0 run that left BSU with the 36-9 advantage. Daxton Dayley had his nine points in the game during the run.
After Oak Hills Christian (0-3) stopped the run, the Beavers went on another 15-0 run to push out to the 51-11 lead. Albrecht posted seven points during the run.
Albrecht, Tate Olson and BJ Davis tallied points down the stretch to help Bemidji State take the 65-15 lead into halftime.
Another lengthy scoring run early in the second half helped highlight the big night for the Beavers.
An 18-0 run left BSU looking at the 93-20 lead. Davis collected six points, with Pecarich adding five more during the run.
Pecarich hit the final two baskets for the Beavers to provide the final margin of 112-31.
Bemidji State went 47-85 (55.3) from the field, 12-39 (30.8) from three and 6-14 (42.9) at the foul line. BSU held the 31-4 advantage in points off turnovers, 61-11 in bench points, 70-12 on points in the paint and 32-2 in fastbreak points.
Bemidji State will now travel to Florida during the Thanksgiving week to face Tampa on Friday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. and Eckerd on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. Both games will be played in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooded region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
