NEW ULM, Minn. – The Bethany Lutheran men's basketball team rolled to a 95-61 victory over Martin Luther on Saturday afternoon. With the win the Vikings improve to 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the UMAC while the Knights fall to 2-16 overall and 0-8 in conference play.

Bethany got out to a slow start in this one, scoring just seven points in the first six minutes before a Justin Schrupp three started to help the offense find their groove. Shortly after, Xavier Patterson knocked down a pair of free throws, Aleck Sharma would bury a three, and Jax Madson would get a bucket inside to give Bethany a 17-7 lead eight minutes into the contest. Madson's layup started a big run for the Vikings, as they would go on a 16-5 advantage and led 33-12 with 5:20 to go in the first half. MLC would find their footing late, as each team scored 10 points in the final five minutes and Bethany led 43-22 at the half.

The Vikings would start the second half strong, going on a 17-5 run in the first five minutes capped off by a Mason Ackley dunk to give themselves a 33-point lead. From there out, Bethany would coast to the victory, outscoring the Knights 35-34 the final 14 minutes.

Drew Sagedahl led the Vikings in this one with 15 points to go along with seven rebounds. Patterson added 13 points and a team-best four assists while Hunter Nielsen posted 12 points and nine rebounds.

The Vikings are back in action on Friday when they travel to Northland for a 5:30 p.m. contest.