MARION, Ind. -- No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball did not trail on Saturday in a 91-60 victory over Huntington (Ind.) in Luckey Arena. The newly minted top-ranked team led by as many as 35 points and had six players score seven or more points.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 91   |   Huntington - 60
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 8-1, 2-1 Crossroads League   |   Huntington 4-6, 1-2 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 1   |   Huntington - Not ranked
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
• Brief:  No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball did not trail on Saturday in a 91-60 victory over Huntington (Ind.) in Luckey Arena. The newly minted top-ranked team led by as many as 35 points and had six players score seven or more points.

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan scored 20 of the first 27 points to lead by 13 just 7:30 into the game. IWU never trailed on Saturday.
• The Wildcats led by as many as 18 points in the first half before taking a 43-26 halftime lead.
• Jonny Marlin (SR/Greenwood, Ind.) scored midway through the second half to give Indiana Wesleyan a 66-45 lead. IWU led by more than 20 points the rest of the way.
• A 19-4 run late in the second half pushed the Wildcat advantage to a game high 35 points at 89-54.
• Indiana Wesleyan shot 53.7-percent (36 of 67) from the field and 50.0-percent (9 of 18) from 3-point range.
• Bob Peters (JR/Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) led a quartet of Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 19 points. Peters added four assists and five steals.
• Lane Mahurin (JR/Rockville, Ind.) added 17 points and 6 rebounds, Josh Mawhorr (SR/Muncie, Ind.) had 16 points and 8 boards, and Grant Evans (SO/Selma, Ind.) finished with 11 points and was 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.
• Jonny Marlin tallied nine points, a career-high seven rebounds, and six assists.
  
   

Coach’s Corner

• “The kids played well today. I thought the mentality was right. They came in here and were very physical, they were locked in defensively, and we moved the ball offensively. That is the identity of this team.”  -- IWU head coach Greg Tonagel

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan has won five straight games against Huntington.
• Today’s victory marks the third consecutive Indiana Wesleyan win over Huntington by 31 or more points. Indiana Wesleyan defeated HU by scores of 92-53 and 93-62 last year.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan will play non-league games the rest of December. IWU opens that stretch on Friday, December 11 with a home game against IU Kokomo. Tip-off is 7 p.m. in Luckey Arena.