WINONA LAKE, Ind. -- Jonny Marlin (SR/Greenwood, Ind.) scored with 1.4 seconds left to give No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball a thrilling 91-90 victory over No. 25 Grace (Ind.) on Saturday in Winona Lake, Indiana. Lane Mahurin (JR/Rockville, Ind.) continues his scoring rampage with 29 points as Indiana Wesleyan remains one game back of the Crossroads League leader.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 91   |   Grace - 90
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 25-3, 13-3 Crossroads League   |   Grace 18-10, 8-8 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 4   |   Grace - No. 25
• Location:   Orthopedic Capital Center   |   Grace College   |   Winona Lake, Indiana 
• Brief:  Jonny Marlin scored with 1.4 seconds left to give No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball a thrilling 91-90 victory over No. 25 Grace (Ind.) on Saturday in Winona Lake, Indiana. Lane Mahurin continues his scoring rampage with 29 points as Indiana Wesleyan remains one game back of the Crossroads League leader.
   

What Went Down

• Grace never trailed in the first half and led by as many as 10 points.
• The Lancers held a 44-38 lead at halftime.
• Bob Peters (JR/Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) scored with 16:39 left in the second half to give Indiana Wesleyan its first lead of the day at 49-48.
• From 18:04 on the clock all the way to 7:19 remaining in the game the score remained within four points until Stephen Halstead nailed a 3-pointer for Grace.
• Grace led by as many as six points with five minutes remaining.
• Lane Mahurin sank a pair of free throws with 26 seconds left to give the Wildcats an 89-88 advantage.
• With the shot clock off, Grace attempted to take the lead on a wild sequence. Grace missed two shots in a row and a third shot was blocked out past the 3-point area but Grace retained possession. Finally, on their fourth shot in seven seconds, Logan Irwin took a jump shot that went in to put Grace ahead 90-89 with 5 seconds to play.
• Jonny Marlin took the inbound pass and raced down the floor. He drove straight to the basket and scored with 1.4 seconds left as IWU took a 91-90 lead. The ensuing Lancer inbound pass near half court was deflected away for the IWU victory.
• Lane Mahurin continues his dominant run with 29 more points on Saturday. He has scored 18 or more points in eight straight games.
• Bob Peters finished with 22 points while Jonny Marlin scored 11 points.
• The Wildcats scored 48 points in the paint and had 17 points off Lancer turnovers.
  
   

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan remains one game behind No. 3 Saint Francis (Ind.) in the Crossroads League with two games remaining. Indiana Wesleyan and Saint Francis meet in the regular season finale next Saturday in Luckey Arena.
• The Wildcats improve to 7-1 this season against NAIA Top-25 opponents.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. tip-off. The game is the final regular season away game for the Wildcats.