GOSHEN, Ind. -- Ben Carlson gained his first career double-double and No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball trailed by as many as 11 points on Tuesday at Goshen (Ind.). Despite trailing for the first 30 minutes the Wildcats used a late 8-0 run to secure the 78-75 road win in Crossroads League play.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 78   |   Goshen - 75
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 8-1, 2-0 Crossroads League   |   Goshen 5-3, 1-1 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 3   |   Goshen - Not ranked
• Location:   Gunden Gymnasium   |   Goshen College   |   Goshen, Indiana 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  20 points, 8-14 FG, 5 rebounds
• Canaan Coffey:  11 points, 7 rebounds
• Saikou Jallow:  5 assists
• Bob Peters:  17 points, 7 rebounds
• Ben Carlson:  career-highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds
• Jacob Johnson:  11 points

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Wildcats scored a season-low 78 points in the victory. The previous low was 83 points in a loss to then No. 8 Cornerstone (Mich.). IWU had scored 92 points or more in their last five games.
• Goshen led the entire first half and built up a game-high lead of 11 points in the opening 20 minutes. Alhassan Barrie connected on an old-fashion 3-point play for a 37-26 lead with 4:09 left before halftime.
• A Lane Mahurin bucket with 9:26 remaining in the game gave Indiana Wesleyan their first lead of the night at 59-58.
• With the score tied 66-66, Indiana Wesleyan scored eight unanswered points to take a commanding 74-66 lead with 1:09 on the clock.
• Ben Carlson earned his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, both career-highs. His previous highs were 14 points and 8 rebounds which came last year at Governor’s State (Ill.).
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan returns to Luckey Arena on Saturday as they host Huntington (Ind.) in the second half of a men’s/women’s doubleheader. Tip-off set for approximately 3 p.m.