MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Six players scored in double figures as No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball never trailed in a 91-70 win on the road at No. 14 Bethel (Ind.). Kyle Mangas poured in 27 points and the Wildcats shot 52-percent from the field.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Bethel, 91-70
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan  13-5, 4-2 Crossroads League   |   Bethel 15-3, 4-2 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 4   |   Bethel – No. 14
• Location:   Gates Gymnasium   |   Bethel College   |   Mishawaka, Indiana

STAT TRACKER

• Jacob Johnson:  11 points, 3 rebounds
• Evan Maxwell:  12 points, 5-6 FG, 6 rebounds
• Joel Okafor:  13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Kyle Mangas:  27 points, 10-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
• Canaan Coffey:  10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
• Ben Carlson:  8 points, 6 rebounds
• Grant Smith:  10 points, 4-5 FG
   

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The win snaps a three-game losing streak for Indiana Wesleyan. The Wildcats have not lost four games in a row since Greg Tonagel’s first season in 2005-06.
• IWU never trailed in the game and led by as many as 27 points. Indiana Wesleyan led by double digits over the final 23:40.
• The Wildcats outrebounded the Pilots 41-28.
   

COACH TONAGEL SAYS…

• “It was a good bounce back for us. We had a lot to prove. We hadn’t played hard, we hadn’t played together so we really challenged our guys and made life pretty hard the last couple days. Sometimes it’s hard to show tough love but every one of us can attest to times in our lives when tough love made a difference in our life. We had to do that as a team and it bonded us together today. That is what I was proud of. We looked like a team. You cannot control if shots fall but can you play hard and play as a team and I thought we did that today.”
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor (Ind.) renew the IWU-Taylor Rivalry sponsored by Marion General Hospital on Tuesday. Tip is set for 7 p.m. in Upland. All Indiana Wesleyan students receive free admission with their student ID.