CINCINNATI, Ohio. – Ben Carlson put Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball on top with a bucket and a foul with 27.9 seconds left to help the Wildcats to a 94-91 win at Cincinnati Christian (Ohio). IWU was led by Kyle Manags with 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field.

GAME VITALS

Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Cincinnati Christian, 94-91
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan  11-2   |   Cincinnati Christian 6-6
NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 4   |   Cincinnati Christian - Not ranked
Location:   Jill Rendel Court   |   Cincinnati Christian University   |   Cincinnati, Ohio

STAT TRACKER

• Kyle Mangas: 24 points, 11-18 FG, 6 rebounds
• Evan Maxwell: 18 points, 7-8 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
• Ben Carlson: 12 points, 5 assists
• Joel Okafor: 11 points, 4-5 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Canaan Coffey:  13 points, 3-5 3FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Cincinnati Christian made their first six field goals to jump out to an early 15-11 advantage.
• Ben Carlson converted a three-point play with 27.9 seconds left to give IWU the 92-91 lead. A CCU turnover on the next possession led to a quick bucket for Kyle Mangas and give Indiana Wesleyan the 94-91 win.
• Both teams shot extremely well in the contest with Indiana Wesleyan shooting 67.9-percent (38 of 56) from the field and Cincinnati Christian at 54.5-percent (30 of 55). IWU fell just short of the program's single-game record of 71.4-percent (45 of 63) set in 1995.
• There were 15 lead changes and 12 ties in the game with neither team leading by more than 8 points.
• IWU tied a season-high with 19 turnovers.

COACH TONAGEL SAYS…

• On the defensive effort...
  "We need to find a way to be tougher and to find a way to be more dependable on defense and rebounding. We have the potential to be a good defensive team. I like our pieces individually but we haven't learned to guard collectively yet."
   
• On the offensive effort...
  "We can score it. I couldn't believe it at halftime when I looked at the box score and we shot 71-percent but were only up one point on the road."
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan is off for more than a week before a couple of games in Daytona, Florida. Indiana Wesleyan faces Doane (Neb.) at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 18 and Our Lady of the Lakes (Texas) at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19.