SPRING ARBOR, Mich. -- In the tightly contest regular season finale No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball finished with a 73-71 win at Spring Arbor. Lane Mahurin finished an old-fashion 3-point play for the 12th tie and 17th and final lead change with 30 seconds to play.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 73   |   Spring Arbor - 71
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 24-6, 14-4 Crossroads League   |   Spring Arbor 17-13, 9-9 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |   Spring Arbor - Receiving votes
• Location:   SAU Fieldhouse   |   Spring Arbor University   |   Spring Arbor, Michigan 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  28 points, 10-18 FG, 11 rebounds 6 assists, 2 blocks
• Jacob Johnson:  14 points
• Bob Peters:  16 points, 3 assists
• Ben Carlson:  8 points, 4 rebounds

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Spring Arbor gained a 71-69 lead with two free throws with 39 seconds on the clock.
• Lane Mahurin finished an old-fashion 3-point play with 30 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats the 72-71 lead.
• Spring Arbor missed a 3-pointer and Grant Evans grabbed the rebound. He was fouled and hit 1-of-2 free throws with 9 seconds left for the 73-71 lead.
• The Cougars had two chances to tie the game. There was a missed attempt just outside the paint and the tip-in attempt drew only iron at the buzzer as the Wildcats escaped with the victory.
• There were 12 ties and 17 lead changes in the game. Neither team led by more than six points.
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan moves into postseason play this upcoming week with the start of the Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday. Indiana Wesleyan is the No. 2 seed and hosts No. 7 Huntington (Ind.) at 7 p.m. in Luckey Arena.