Ben Keton scored 23 points and Trenton Bell hit for 21 points to lead the Lyon Scots in an American Midwest Conference loss at Williams Baptist 77-65 on Saturday afternoon.
Bell also had 10 rebounds, while Grant Patterson scored nine points, Erick Koludrovic had seven points and a team-high 12 rebounds and John Paul Morgan had three points and eight rebounds. The Scots shot 38.2 percent from the field and 38.1 percent on three-pointers (8-of-21) and made 5-of-11 free throws for 45.5 percent. Williams Baptist shot 39.4 percent, 27.6 percent and 68.4 percent in the same categories for the game.
Williams Baptist led 7-0 before Bell knocked down a three-pointer for Lyon. The Scots trailed 14-5 when Patterson drove the lane for a layup after five minutes of play. Eric Koludrovic made a three-pointer and Morgan hit a shot inside to lead cut the lead to 16-14 with 12:31 to go in the first half. From there, Williams Baptist went on a 10-2 run to the 7:48 mark to lead 26-16.
Bell scored the next seven points for the Scots and Jonathan Iliya put in a bank shot as Lyon made a run to get back in the game and cut the lead to 31-27.  Bell's jumper with 2:58 to go made it a one-point contest 32-31, but Williams Baptist scored five straight and led 39-33 at halftime.
Keton made a jumper after Patterson started the second half with a three-pointer to cut the lead to one-point again. Seconds later, Bell scored inside to put Lyon up 40-39. And the run continued with a basket by Keton and a three-pointer from Keton made it 45-39 lead with 17:22 left in the second half. Williams Baptist came back to take a 54-53 lead with 10:46 to go.
Williams Baptist used a 11-3 run to the 5:41 mark to lead 64-57. The Scots fell behind by double-digits despite scores from Koludrovic inside and a three-pointer from Keton.