MARION, Ind. -- Cincinnati Christian (Ohio) cut a 20 point halftime deficit to just three points with less than three minutes to play but No. 2-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball withstood the rally for an 86-75 win in the home opener at Luckey Arena. Lane Mahurin led the way with a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 86   |   Cincinnati Christian - 75
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 2-1   |   Cincinnati Christian 1-2
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 2   |  Cincinnati Christian  - Receiving votes
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin - 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
• Jacob Johnson - 11 points
• Grant Evans - 6 points, 8 rebounds
• Bob Peters - 18 points, 2 steals
• Joel Okafor - 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Indiana Wesleyan led 55-35 at halftime. The 20 point lead was the largest of the game.
• Cincinnati Christian outscored Indiana Wesleyan 40-31 in the second half.
• Blake Walsman scored with 2:45 left in the game as Cincinnati Christian close the gap to three points at 76-73. Canaan Coffey answered for Indiana Wesleyan with a 3-pointer on the next possession to ignite a 10-2 run to close the game.
• The two teams combined for 65 free throw attempts. Nick Seibert of Cincinnati Christian was a perfect 18-of-18 from the foul line.
  
   

COACH TONAGEL SAYS…

• “It was a tale of two halves. I thought we played well in the first half and then lost our focus in the second half. We couldn’t put it in the whole and we didn’t have a lot of movement. We took bad shots and we took quick shots.”
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan remains at Luckey Arena this weekend as they host the annual Caleb Dimmich Memorial Classic. Indiana Wesleyan hosts Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) in the first game of the classic on Friday at 6 p.m.