MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- For the first time in nearly four years the Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball team lost back-to-back games after a 92-80 setback at #RV Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio). IWU lost their first Crossroads League game of the season and was the last team to fall in league play.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 80   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - 92
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 14-3, 4-1 Crossroads League   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - 14-3, 3-2 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 3   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - Receiving votes
• Location:   Ariel Arena   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene University   |   Mount Vernon, Ohio 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  22 points, 7-7 FT, 11 rebounds
• Bob Peters:  22 points, 8-14 FG, 2 steals
• Jacob Johnson:  19 points, 5 rebounds
• Grant Zawadzki:  6 points, 6 assists

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Indiana Wesleyan led by as many as 11 points when Lane Mahurin scored for a 27-16 lead midway through the first half.
• The last Indiana Wesleyan lead was 37-36 and came with four minutes left in the first half. MVNU led the final 24 minutes of action.
• Mount Vernon Nazarene closed out the first half on a 20-4 run.
• MVNU had a game-high 21 point lead on three occasions in the second half.
• The Cougars held a 35-11 advantage in bench points.
• The Wildcats last lost two games in a row in February 2013.
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan returns home to Luckey Arena on Saturday as they host No. 14 Bethel (Ind.). The game is scheduled to begin at approximately 3 p.m. as it is the second half of a men’s-women’s doubleheader vs. the Pilots.