MARION, Ind. -- Lane Mahurin became the fifth Wildcat to score 2,000 career points in an Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball 87-78 win over visiting Goshen (Ind.) in Luckey Arena. Indiana Wesleyan built a 20 point lead in the first half and held on for the nine point win to remain one game back of Bethel (Ind.) in the league standings as the two teams meet on Saturday.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 87   |   Goshen - 78
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 19-4, 9-2 Crossroads League   |   Goshen 10-13, 3-8 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 6   |   Goshen - Not ranked
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  17 points, 8-12 FG, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
• Jacob Johnson:  14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
• Grant Evans:  17 points, 4-7 3FG
• Bob Peters:  25 points, 8-12 FG, 6-10 3FG, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
• Ben Carlson:  9 points, 4-5 FG, 3 assists

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Lane Mahurin joined the 2,000 point club with a first half free throw. Mahurin becomes the fifth player to ever reach 2,000 career points in a Wildcat uniform.
• Indiana Wesleyan led by as many as 20 points (54-34) in the first half and took a 54-39 lead into halftime.
• Bob Peters hit a 3-pointer with 12:39 left in the game to give Indiana Wesleyan its largest lead of the night at 71-48. But after that shot IWU went cold as Goshen went on an 18-1 run to narrow the deficit to 73-66 with 5:39 remaining.
• Goshen would get no closer than seven points and extended the lead to as many as 13 for their fifth straight win.
• Indiana Wesleyan had 27 assists which is two off of their season-high. IWU passed out 19 assists on 21 first half field goals.
  
   

COACH TONAGEL SAYS…

•  “The first half was as good of a half as we’ve played all year long. Guys were sharing the ball and we had great rhythm. It was the first time I saw Goshen get out of the zone all year. They had to play quite a bit of man because we were doing so well against their zone. We challenged them for 40 minutes but we let our foot off the gas pedal in the second half and let them get back in the game.”
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Mishawaka on Saturday for a huge top-10 showdown at No. 4 Bethel (Ind.). The men’s game will follow the women’s game with tip-off at approximately 3 p.m.