The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team saw its five-game win streak come to an end on Wednesday, as the Chargers lost to Wesley, 83-78 at Horst Athletic Center. Senior Herbie Brown had a career-high 36 points, but it wasn't enough, as Lancaster Bible fell to 6-2 this season, while the Wolverines improved to 2-5.

How it Happened: Both teams started tremendously slow from the field, as Lancaster Bible led just, 6-2 after 5:04 of action. Wesley took its first lead of the game, 7-6, on a 3-pointer from Brandon Lewis with 12:35 to play in the first half, that seemed to open the flood gates of scoring for both teams. 

The Wolverines eventually led, 14-9 midway through the opening half, but a quick 5-0 run by senior Bill Livezey knotted the game at 14-14 after his first 3-pointer of the night with 9:32 remaining. Wesley continued to lead over the next three minutes, as the teams matched bucket for bucket, but Lancaster Bible used an 11-2 run over three minutes to grab a 34-27 advantage. Herbie Brown led the way, knocking down six free throws during the run, while freshman Matt Pereira drained a 3-pointer as well. The Chargers maintained the lead, and after leading by as many as 10, Wesley trimmed it to seven just before halftime.

Lancaster Bible came out cold in the second half as well, however this time, Wesley took advantage and used an 11-4 run in the opening 2:57 to tie the score at 45-45. Back-to-back layups from junior Christo Majok and Brown restored the Chargers' four-point lead, 49-45, but the Wolverines responded and took a 53-51 lead on a jumper from Evan Anderson with 12:34 to play. The jumper was part of an 11-0 run that saw Wesley take a 61-51 lead with 9:20 remaining.

Trailing, 64-54 moments later, Livezey and Brown led a 6-0 run that saw the Chargers cut their deficit to four, but Wesley again responded and took a 69-60 lead with 6:28 to play. Lancaster Bible trimmed its deficit to five on three different occasions, but couldn't get any closer, as the Wolverines won, 83-78.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 28-of-72 (38.9 percent) from the floor, but just 14-of-41 in the second half...Wesley shot 28-of-59 (47.5 percent) from the field, including 10-of-24 from beyond the arc...Herbie Brown led the Chargers with 36 points on 11-of-19 shooting and a 12-of-16 effort from the free throw line...He also added 11 rebounds and three steals...Livezey added 15 points, four rebounds and four assists....Majok was also in double figures with 11 points, and he also grabbed 20 rebounds, four assists and three steals...Evan Anderson had a team-high 22 points for Wesley, while Brian Cameron added 19 points...Lancaster Bible held a 47-30 advantage in rebounds, including 18-3 in offensive boards.

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 1-6 all-time against Wesley...This was the first meeting between the two teams since Feb. 11, 2005...The first meeting between the two teams was back in the 1989-90 season...Brown's 36 points are a career-high and are the most for a Lancaster Bible player in a single game since Billy Harrison scored 36 on Jan. 24, 2008 against Penn College...Majok's 20 rebounds are the most in a single game since Scott Long grabbed 21 against Johnson Bible on Nov. 8, 2002...Herbie Brown is just 10 points from 1,000 and he will become the 22nd player in program history to eclipse the mark, which will hopefully be on Saturday against Susquehanna.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts Susquehanna on Saturday at 3 p.m.