LIMA, Ohio -- Sadeeq Bello hit two free throws with six seconds left to play to give No. 25 Northwestern Ohio an 80-79 upset victory over No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball. The loss ends the Indiana Wesleyan 13 game win streak that dates back to November 1.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 79   |   Northwestern Ohio - 80
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 14-2   |   Northwestern Ohio 12-4
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 3   |   Northwestern Ohio - No. 25
• Location:   Racer Gymnasium   |   University of Northwestern Ohio   |   Lima, Ohio 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Grant Evans:  9 points, 3-8 3FG
• Lane Mahurin:  26 points, 10-19 FG, 8 rebounds
• Saikou Jallow:  5 points, 9 assists, 3 steals
• Jacob Johnson:  21 points, 8-13 FG, 5 rebounds

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Northwestern Ohio led 17-7 just five minutes into the game.
• The score was tied at 32 with 6 minutes left in the first half. Northwestern Ohio then went on a 17-4 run to end the half to take a 49-36 lead into the locker room.
• The Racers built a game-high 16 point lead at 58-42 with 17 minutes remaining until a 19-2 run by the Wildcats gave IWU the 61-60 advantage midway through the second half.
• Jacob Johnson scored on a layup with 16 seconds left to give Indiana Wesleyan a 79-78 lead. A dead ball foul on Trevor Waite with 6 seconds to go put Sadeeq Bello to the foul line where he sank both to give UNOH the 80-79 advantage.
• Grant Evans missed a game-winning 3-point attempt to end the game as IWU lost for just the second time this season.
• The Wildcats outscored the Racers 40-18 in the paint.
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan returns to Crossroads League play for the rest of the regular season. IWU opens 2017 on Tuesday, January 3 at Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.