By GREG MENGELT

LOUISVILLE — Bellarmine led from start to finish in an 87-55 win over Division III Asbury on Thursday evening at the KFC Yum! Center.

Former Providence star Juston Betz hit a jumper to open the scoring. After Asbury took a 5-2 lead, the Knights outscored the Eagles 41-25 the rest of the half for a 15-point halftime edge. Bellarmine (4-6) pushed the advantage to 54-28 on dunk by freshman Curt Hopf (Montgomery, Ind.) early in the second half.

The Knights’ biggest lead was 35 after a 3-pointer by junior Garrett Tipton (Columbus, Ohio) made it 82-47 with 1:58 to play in the contest.

Senior guard Dylan Penn (Evansville) — the team’s leading scorer at 16 points per game — was 8 for 12 from the field and finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots. Senior forward Ethan Claycomb (Vincennes) and senior guard CJ Fleming (Cincinnati) finished with 15 points apiece. Both drained three 3-pointers in the win.

Betz, a senior, was 2 for 2 from the field and had 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the Knights, who shot 50.7 percent from the floor (34 for 67) and out-rebounded the Eagles 37-22.

Asbury (4-6) got 13 points from junior Nick Fort and 12 from sophomore John Shoulders in the loss.

Bellarmine hosts NAIA Midway (Ky.) on Friday at 7 p.m. The game is at Freedom Hall, can be seen on ESPN Plus or heard at 93.9 The Ville.