INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- With a 65-57 victory at Marian (Ind.) University on Tuesday night the No. 15-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University men's basketball team set a program record with 11 straight wins.

The old record was held by the 2006-07 team which opened the season at 10-0 before losing their first game to IUPUI. That squad finished the season 30-5 while advancing to the NAIA Elite Eight.

The current win streak has included victories over five ranked programs, including a stretch of four in a row. Four of the wins came over fellow Mid-Central College Conference opponents that were ranked at the time of the game; they were No. 2-ranked Bethel (Ind.) College, No. 12-ranked Huntington (Ind.) University, No. 20-ranked University of Saint Francis (Ind.) and No. 25-ranked Spring Arbor (Mich.) University. IWU has not lost since November 24, 2009.

Ensuring the new record for the Wildcats was senior center Zach Coverstone. He recorded his ninth double-double of the season with game-highs of 26 points and 14 rebounds. Coverstone shot 11-of 16 from the field and he blocked five shots.

Indiana Wesleyan (16-3, 5-1 MCC) led all but 14 seconds of the game at Marian. The Knights held a brief 4-3 advantage before a Coverstone bucket in the paint quickly erased the one point deficit.

The Wildcats did not create much breathing room until the first half came to a close. A 3-point basket by freshman guard Aaron Martin with 5:01 on the clock gave IWU its first double digit lead at 29-19. Martin joined Coverstone as the only Wildcat in double figures with 11 points.

Marian (7-9, 0-6 MCC) attempted to close the deficit just before half as an Anthony Furlin field goal with 2:40 trimmed the lead to 33-26. But Coverstone responded for Indiana Wesleyan with the final six points of the first half to give IWU its largest lead of the game at 39-26.

Sophomore guard Derrick Troyer hit a jump shot three minutes into the second half to push the Indiana Wesleyan lead to 15 points at 44-29. It would be the largest lead of the night for IWU. Troyer ended the evening with six points, six rebounds and five assists.

Marian responded with an 11-0 run over the next three minutes to quickly bring the score to 44-40 as 13:19 was left to play. But the Knights could not get any closer until 3:41 remained following a 3-pointer by Mac Fiely brought the score to 58-55 in favor of IWU.

Following a turnover by each team, Coverstone scored in the post and on the following possession for the Wildcats junior forward Will Hubertz drained a 3-point basket with 1:29 remaining to increase the IWU lead to 63-55 and seal the Wildcat victory.

Indiana Wesleyan shot 47.2-percent (25 of 53) from the floor while Marian struggled at 33.9-percent (19 of 56).

Jordan Tucker led the Knights with 16 points and nine rebounds. He shot 5-of-16 from the floor. Furlin added 12 points and Fiely had 11 points.

Indiana Wesleyan will look to increase their winning streak to 12 games when the Wildcats host Grace (Ind.) College on Saturday, January 16. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Luckey Arena.

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