#1 Bellarmine gets hot in 2nd half, rolls past Ky Wesleyan

Published: Feb. 19, 2012 at 4:14 AM EST|Updated: Feb. 29, 2012 at 2:39 AM EST

(Louisville,KY)

The Bellarmine Knights, the nation's top ranked team in Division II,  led 12th ranked Kentucky Wesleyan by just two points at halftime but then exploded in the second half to defeat the Panthers 78 to 61 on Senior Night at Knights Hall.

Senior Luke Sprague led the winners with 18 points while Bellarmine's Jeremy Kendle added 16 for the Knights, who improved to 23 and 2 on the season.

This was the regular season home finale for Bellarmine seniors, Sprague, Braydon Hobbs, and Aaron Robison.