STORM LAKE, Iowa (Nov. 13, 2026) - The Buena Vista men's basketball team had five players score in double figures and shot over 50 percent from the field in the second half to knock off Maharishi International on Friday night in the home opener for the Beavers, closing out the opening night of the second annual Central Bank Classic.

Freshman Jeremiah Trimm turned in a game-high 17 points for the Beavers on 7-of-10 shooting while senior Carter Sievers followed with 15 points and five assists. Junior Jayden Brink added 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists while senior Kyle Sternberg had 11 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Junior Jaden Jones chipped in with 10 points off the bench and also hauled in eight boards.

The Beavers finished the game shooting 51.6 percent from the field despite making only 5-of-18 from long distance. Trimm's seven makes led the way while Jones made 5-of-6. The team made 19-of-26 from the charity stripe with Sievers going 6-of-6 and Brink making 6-of-7. Buena Vista held a wide margin on the glass by outrebounding the Pioneers, 56-29. 

Buena Vista led 18-14 with under 13:00 to play in the first half before an 11-0 surge over the next three minutes extended the margin to 15. During that run, Sternberg grabbed a rebound and went coast-to-coast for a break away two-handed dunk that gave BVU its first double-digit lead at 25-14.

The Beavers maintained that margin throughout the remainder of the half and led 42-24 at the break. Prior to the first media timeout of the second half that lead had pushed up to 23. The margin reached 30 for the first time on a layup from Jones with 7:53 to play, and the team never looked back from there.

Tyler Smith led the Pioneers (2-8) with 11 points and three steals.

Buena Vista is now 1-2 on the year and will host Howard Payne (0-1) on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the final game of the Classic. The Yellow Jackets fell to #5 Gustavus Adolphus in the opening game on Friday evening, 118-76.