INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball won 99-91 on the road at Marian (Ind.) to complete their pre-Christmas Crossroads League schedule unbeaten and head into the holiday league break as the only 4-0 team in the league. Lane Mahurin and Bob Peters combined for 51 points on Tuesday as the Wildcats won their ninth straight game.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 99   |   Marian - 91
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 10-1, 4-0 Crossroads League   |   Marian 7-6, 0-4 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 3   |   Marian - Not ranked
• Location:   MU Physical Education Center   |   Marian University   |   Indianapolis, Indiana 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  27 points, 10-16 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
• Nate Bubash:  8 points, 2 rebounds
• Saikou Jallow:  7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
• Bob Peters:  24 points, 9-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
• Grant Zawadzki:  7 points, 5 assists

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Indiana Wesleyan shot a blistering 54.1-percent (33 of 61) from the field.
• Lane Mahurin tied a career-high with four blocks and the Wildcats easily had their best night this season with nine blocks. IWU had four blocks on November 1 vs. Cincinnati Christian (Ohio) and had two or less blocks in every other game before tonight. It is the most blocks in a game for Indiana Wesleyan since they had nine blocks vs. Aquinas (Mich.) on November 7, 2014.
• Marian held a 12-10 lead early but a 14-0 Indiana Wesleyan run gave them a 24-10 lead midway through the opening half.
• Indiana Wesleyan did not trail over the final 35 minutes of the game. IWU led by as many as 21 points (60-39) early in the second half on a Jacob Johnson bucket.
• Marian closed the deficit to as close to five points (85-80) with less than four minutes remaining but IWU scored four straight points to deflect the MU run.
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan returns to Luckey Arena for non-league action on Friday vs. Ohio Christian. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and it is the final Wildcat basketball home game until January 7.