MARION, Ind. -- Bob Peters (JR/Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) scored a career-high 33 points on Friday night to pace No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball to a 104-89 victory over No. 7 Union (Ky.) in the Caleb Dimmich Memorial Classic held in Luckey Arena.

Matchup Details

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 104   |   Union - 89
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 3-0   |   Union 2-2
• NAIA DII Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 2   |   Union - No. 7
• Location:  Luckey Arena  |  Indiana Wesleyan University  |  Marion, Indiana
• Brief:  Bob Peters scored a career-high 33 points on Friday night to pace No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball to a 104-89 victory over No. 7 Union (Ky.) in the Caleb Dimmich Memorial Classic held in Luckey Arena.

What Went Down

• Union held an early 12-9 lead until Indiana Wesleyan scored 8 straight points for the 17-12 lead. Capping the 8-0 run was a 4-point play by Bob Peters. Union did not threaten the rest of the game.
• During a 7-minute stretch early in the game, Bob Peters scored 12 of 15 Indiana Wesleyan points.
• Bob Peters hit a 3-pointer to close out the first half. The basket gave him 17 first half points and Indiana Wesleyan a 51-41 lead at halftime.
• Early in the second half, the Wildcats went on a 16-5 run to stretch their lead to 20 points with 11:31 to play. It was the first time in the game that IWU led by 20 points.
• Indiana Wesleyan built their largest lead of the night at 22 points when Jacob Johnson (SO/Mooresville, Ind.) hit two free throws with 7:18 remaining for an 86-64 lead.
• Bob Peters scored a career-high 33 points. He hit 11-of-14 from the field and 7-of-10 from 3-point range. Peters’ previous career-high was 22 points.
• Josh Mawhorr (SR/Muncie, Ind.) scored 23 points and pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds. Mawhorr was one point off his career-high of 24 points which he set last Friday against No. 1 Cornerstone.
• Jonny Marlin (SR/Greenwood, Ind.) had 10 of the Wildcats’ 26 assists.
• Union committed 27 turnovers which turned into 25 Indiana Wesleyan points.
• Both teams shot extremely well on Friday. The Wildcats hit on 57.8-percent (37 of 64) of their shots and 48.0-percent (12 of 25) from beyond the arc while the Bulldogs were at 57.4-percent (31 of 54) shooting and 60.0-percent (9 of 15) from 3-point range.

Coaches Corner

• “When you shoot the ball like we did, and you spread it around like we did, and you turn them over like we did you are going to win a lot of games. And your guess is as good as mine who is going to lead us in scoring. I have no clue every game and that’s what makes this team pretty special. Nobody hunts down shots and they find the hot hand. Tonight it was Bob Peters and Josh Mawhorr.”

• IWU head coach Greg Tonagel

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan has now beaten two teams ranked in the top-10 this season with wins over No. 1 Cornerstone (Mich.) and No. 7 Union (Ky.). Last year, Indiana Wesleyan went 2-2 against top-10 opponents but did not play a team ranked higher than No. 8.
• The last time the Wildcats hit the century mark was vs. Judson (Ill.) on November 19, 2014. Indiana Wesleyan won that game 104-71 in Luckey Arena.

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan closes out the Caleb Dimmich Memorial Classic on Saturday at 3 p.m. against NCCAA Division II foe Great Lakes Christian (Mich.). GLCC lost the first game on Friday by a 105-44 outcome to No. 10 IU East.