Box Score MANKATO, Minn. - After facing a grueling non-conference schedule, the Bethany men's basketball team opened at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference portion of their schedule with a home date against Martin Luther. The Vikings led by six at halftime and would hang on for their first win of the season 66-62 over the Knights.

The Vikings would lead for all but 28 seconds in the first half building their lead to as many as nine after seniors Luke Roddy and Miles Kelson made jumpers to make the score 28-19 with 2:26 to go in the half. Bethany would lead 29-23 at the break as they held the Knights to 31 percent shooting.

A Roddy 3 gave Bethany a 10-point advantage at 44-34 seven minutes into the second half. MLC did not back down though and would take the lead at 52-51 following an Austin Eisenmann 3 with eight minutes left. The Knights would maintain an advantage for the next two minutes before a Nate Chadderdon lay-in gave Bethany the lead back at 57-56. Another Chadderdon lay-up put Bethany up five at 63-58 with four minutes to go. MLC cut the game to two, but a pair of Bradley Rose free throws iced the win with 13 seconds left.

Roddy led a quartet of Vikings in double figures with 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Zach Brandts had 12 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the charity stripe. Rose had 11 points and Chadderdon added 10.

Bethany (1-11, 1-0 in UMAC) remains at home for their next contest Friday against Minn.-Morris at 7:30 p.m.