MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's basketball team won its second consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) matchup in impressive fashion, as the Gators tamed the Bethany College Bison at the James H. Mullen, Jr. Arena by a 90-52 final score on Tuesday night.

It's the second time this season that Allegheny (3-3, 2-1 PAC) has reached the 90-point plateau, while the defense surrendered a season-low 52 to the Bison (0-5, 0-3 PAC). With such a lopsided win, the Gators outperformed Bethany in nearly every category. AC shot 37-of-80 (46.3%) from the floor and crashed the boards with a 55-to-33 advantage in rebounds.

Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting (69.2%). Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)) contributed a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) also logged double-digit points with 14 in addition to six rebounds and a team-high six assists.

In total, 10 of the 12 players who saw the floor scored at least one point.

The game was never in question, as Hinckley netted the first six points of the night to propel Allegheny to a 10-0 lead within the first four minutes. The Gators led by as many as 27 in the first half and pushed the margin to 30 points for the first time on a Hinckley breakaway dunk at 13:12 in the second half.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny was 46.3% from the floor (37-of-80) and 34.4% from 3-point range (11-of-32).
• Bethany shot 32.8% overall (21-of-64) and made just 4-of-21 attempts from deep (19.0%).
• The Gators finished with 55 rebounds, including 20 on the offensive glass, which led to 17 second-chance points.
• Allegheny also held a lead in fast-break points, 14-to-4.
• Wilder (22), Hinckley (19), and Lang (14) all reached double figures.
• Hinckley added 10 boards for a double-double performance.
• Seven different Gators handed out an assist, led by Lang with six and Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) with five.
• Cole Dailey paced the Bison with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting (50.0%).

News and Notes

• Tuesday's contest marked the first between Allegheny and Bethany since the 2011-12 season opener.
• The win is the first for the Gators over the Bison since the 2007-08 opener.
• AC reached 90 points against Bethany for the first time since defeating the Bison 90-68 during the 1994-95 season.
• Allegheny now leads the all-time series, 41-36.
• The 52 points allowed on Tuesday are the fewest surrendered by AC in a game since defeating Geneva College, 97-52, on November 20, 2018.
• Hinckley has collected double-doubles in three consecutive games.
• Wilder has scored 20-plus points in three of his last four outings.
• Josh Guy (Heath, Ohio/Heath) made his collegiate debut and scored eight points in just 11 minutes off the bench.

Up Next
On Sunday, November 27, the Gators will trek to Erie, Pennsylvania, for a 2:00 p.m. non-conference bout against Penn State Behrend.