SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball picked up an 81-65 victory over Aquinas (Mich.) to win both games this weekend at the Crossroads League/WHAC Challenge hosted this season by Spring Arbor (Mich.). The IWU bench contributed 37 points with Canaan Coffey leading the way with 17. 

GAME VITALS

• Crossroads League/WHAC Challenge
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Aquinas, 81-65
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan  2-0   |   Aquinas 0-2
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 6   |   Aquinas – Not ranked
• Location:   SAU Fieldhouse   |   Spring Arbor University   |   Spring Arbor, Michigan

STAT TRACKER

• Ben Carlson:  10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks
• Jacob Johnson:  18 points, 7-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
• Grant Prible:  8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Canaan Coffey:  17 points, 5-8 3FG
   

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Indiana Wesleyan connected on 12-of-25 (48.0-percent) 3-point field goals. Six different Wildcats hit at least one from beyond the arc.
• IWU led by as many as 25 points in the game when the Wildcats built a 78-53 lead with under five minutes remaining.
• The Crossroads League swept the WHAC in the Challenge as Spring Arbor defeated Aquinas 81-59 on Friday and then upset No. 1 Cornerstone (Mich.) 87-81 today.
   

COACH TONAGEL SAYS…

• “Today showed the depth of this team. Canaan Coffey and Grant Prible both providing a lift off the bench. I thought their energy lifted us when we needed it.”

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts the Caleb Dimmich Memorial Classic next weekend. IWU opens with Rio Grande (Ohio) at 6 p.m. on Friday and Miami-Hamilton (Ohio) on Saturday at 3 p.m. In the other two games, Goshen (Ind.) plays Miami-Hamilton at 8 p.m. on Friday and then Goshen and Rio Grande (Ohio) play at 1 p.m. on Saturday.