MARION, Ind. -- Junior Jacob Johnson poured in a career-high 33 points on Saturday but his effort was not enough as No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball lost 93-90 at Huntington (Ind.). The Foresters led almost the entire game except for two Wildcat leads that lasted a total of 46 seconds. 

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 90   |   Huntington - 93
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 20-6, 10-4 Crossroads League   |   Huntington 15-11, 6-8 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 6   |   Huntington - Not ranked
• Location:   Platt Arena   |   Huntington University   |   Huntington, Indiana 
   

STAT TRACKER

• Lane Mahurin:  16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
• Jacob Johnson:  33 points (career-high), 12-19 FG, 4-5 3FG, 8 rebounds
• Grant Evans:  6 assists
• Bob Peters:  15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
• Grant Zawadzki:  7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
• Saikou Jallow:  13 points, 5-7 FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Foresters built a game-high 12 point lead with 4:44 remaining in the game. The Wildcats went on a 16-5 run to narrow the deficit to 87-86 with 41 seconds on the clock. With the shot clock winding down, Konner Platt drained a 3-pointer with 15 seconds on the game clock to put HU up 4.
• Huntington earned their first victory over Indiana Wesleyan since February 20, 2013. IWU had won eight straight in the series.
• Jacob Johnson had previously scored a career-best 24 points earlier this season vs. Cornerstone (Mich.) on October 29, 2016.
• There were 10 players who scored in double figures in the game. Huntington had six of them, including Mike Bush with 12 points and 16 assists.
  
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Upland, Indiana on Tuesday for the IWU-TU Rivalry Game sponsored by Marion General Hospital. Tip-off will be 30 minutes later than usual at 7:30 p.m. inside Odle Arena. WIWU TV-51 will broadcast the game locally and on ESPN3.