MARION, Ind. -- Top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball shot 59-percent from the field in a 103-60 victory against IU Kokomo. Indiana Wesleyan drained 13 3-pointers in the win and outscored IUK 59-34 in the second half.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 103   |   IU Kokomo - 60
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 9-1   |   IU Kokomo 3-6
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 1   |   IU Kokomo - Not ranked
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
• Brief:  Top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball shot 59-percent from the field in a 103-60 victory against IU Kokomo. Indiana Wesleyan drained 13 3-pointers in the win and outscored IUK 59-34 in the second half.

What Went Down

• The first 12 minutes featured two ties and six lead changes.
• Micah Pier scored in the paint to give IU Kokomo an 18-17 lead with 8:05 left in the first half.
• Grant Evans (SO/Selma, Ind.) drilled a 3-pointer to give Indiana Wesleyan a 20-18 lead with 7:52 to go in the first half. It was the last lead change of the game as the basket ignited a 19-5 run.
• The Wildcats used a 27-8 run to end the first half and take a 44-26 lead into halftime.
• Aaron Murray (JR/Louisville, Ky.) capped a 16-0 run with a basket to give Indiana Wesleyan its first 40 point lead at 87-47 with 6:38 on the clock.
• The 43 point margin of victory was the largest of the night.
• Indiana Wesleyan shot 59.4-percent (38 of 64) from the field and 54.2-percent (13 of 24) from 3-point range.
• IWU outscored IUK 26-0 in points off turnovers.
• Jonny Marlin (SR/Greenwood, Ind.) finished with game-highs of 20 points and 7 assists.
• Bob Peters (JR/Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) added 19 points and 4 steals, Jacob Johnson (SO/Mooresville, Ind.) earned 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Grant Evans scored 10 points off the bench.
• The Wildcats had assists on 26 of their 38 field goals.
  
   

Coach’s Corner

• “It was a complete team effort. It was a really well-rounded game on both ends. I thought on offense we were very efficient and defensively I thought we were solid. We put together some runs of stops playing man and zone. It was good to be able to experiment with some different lineups and different defensive schemes.”  -- Wildcat head coach Greg Tonagel
  
   

Extra! Extra!

• The Indiana Wesleyan men’s soccer team was honored at halftime. The team advanced to the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals which was the furthest the team advanced in program history.
• Indiana Wesleyan scored 59 points in the second half. That is the second highest point total in a half this season as they scored 71 points in the second half in the win over Great Lake Christian (Mich.).
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan returns to the court Saturday afternoon as they host Olivet (Mich.). Game time is at 7 p.m. in Luckey Arena.