MARION, Ind. - No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball moved to 11-0 on the season Saturday, defeating Taylor University 88-66, giving the Wildcats 19 straight wins over the Trojans.

Kyle Mangas finished with an IWU best 29 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the floor. Mangas is 27-of-31 in his last two games for a whopping 87% shooting percentage.

 

In the last 2 games, Indiana Wesleyan has won by an average of 37 ppg & Kyle Mangas is 27-31 from the field & 2-2 fts. The Wildcats are now 11-0 on the season, winning by an average of 29 ppg. Think about those numbers. Just remarkable! @IWUWildcats @IWUHoops @NAIAHoopsReport

— Small College Basketball (@smcollegehoops) December 5, 2020

 


INSIDE THE BOX

• Seth Maxwell collected his second straight double-double and third of the season, pouring in 19 points while grabbing ten rebounds. The junior was last week's Crossroads League Player of the Week.
• IWU mustered just ten total assists, a season-low. Their nine turnovers in the contest tie a season-low.
• The red and gray have been held under 90 points just twice this season, with 88 being their second-lowest under 90 this season. As a squad, IWU is averaging 102 points-per-game this season.
• IWU made just 29 shots, their lowest field goal total in a game thus far. 
• The Wildcats finished the first half scoring 19 points in five minutes, good for a 47-32 lead at the break.

 

MOVING UP THE CROSSROADS LEAGUE SCORING LIST

• Kyle Mangas sits in second all-time in Crossroads League scoring passing Errick McCollum II last Wednesday. 

1. 3,700 - Steve Platt - Huntington
2. 2,826 - Kyle Mangas - IWU
3. 2,789 - Errick McCollum II - Goshen
4. 2,696 - Eric Brand - Bethel
5. 2,622 - Mark Galloway - Bethel
6. 2,620 - Jody Martinez - Bethel
7. 2,616 - Ben Falkenberg - MVNU
8. 2,565 - Jeff Shepherd - Huntington
9. 2,540 - Jerry Neigh - Spring Arbor
10. 2,525 - West Stowers - Marian
11. 2,504 - Chet Kammerer – Grace
12. 2,452 - Perry Frank – IWU
13. 2,427 - William Walker - Bethel
14. 2,409 - Durand 'Speedy' Walker - IWU
15. 2,393 - Micah Lancaster - Spring Arbor

 

Kyle Mangas has made 22 of his last 23 field goal attempts over the past game and a half for @IWUHoops. In @IWUWildcats win Wednesday he was 15 of 16. @Kmango2 is a perfect 7 of 7 with two 3 pointers for his 16 1st half points today. @smcollegehoops @Crossroads_NAIA @NAIA

— Scott Hunt (@mscotthunt) December 5, 2020

NEXT TIME OUT

• IWU hosts Taylor University Wednesday for a 7 p.m. start time.

 

Mangas puts ?@IWUHoops? up 8 with five minutes left in the first half!

?@IWUHoops? 31
Taylor 23

Visit https://t.co/ESFFbNwXAh for links to watch both ?@IWUHoops? and ?@IWU_WBB? in action! pic.twitter.com/Z7cgYEIgkn

— IWU Wildcats (@IWUWildcats) December 5, 2020

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