MARION, Ind. -- Lane Mahurin had a career night 37 points to lead No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball to a 91-79 victory over No. 15 Taylor (Ind.) in the IWU-Taylor Rivalry Game sponsored by Marion General Hospital. The victory ends a three game losing streak for Indiana Wesleyan which was the longest for the team in five years.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 91   |   Taylor - 79
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 15-4, 5-2 Crossroads League   |   Taylor 14-5, 5-2 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 10   |   Taylor - No. 15
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  37 points (career-high), 13-17 FG, 10-11 FT, 9 rebounds
• Jacob Johnson:  11 points, 7 rebounds
• Grant Evans:  6 points, 4 assists
• Bob Peters:  21 points, 7-8 FT, 6 rebounds
• Trevor Waite:  7 points

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Indiana Wesleyan turned a six point deficit into a 43-36 halftime advantage with an 18-5 run over the final seven minutes of the first half.
• The Wildcats led the last 11:43 of the game by double digits.
• Indiana Wesleyan dominated in the paint where they outscored Taylor 46-26, including 30-6 in the first half.
• IWU has won 10 straight in the series with Taylor and has won 16 of the last 18 game. Head coach Greg Tonagel is 21-5 all-time vs. Taylor.
  
   

COACH TONAGEL SAYS…

• “Lane Mahurin had his game today. He had that look and that intensity. He is one of the most talented players we’ve ever had at Indiana Wesleyan and when he plays like that he can carry an entire team. That is what he did tonight for us. When Lane plays like that he is a high major player. He is that good and that talented and he raises the level of our entire team.”
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Fort Wayne, Indiana on Saturday for a top-10 showdown vs. No. 3 Saint Francis. The game is the second half of a doubleheader and is scheduled to begin at approximately 3 p.m.