MARION, Ind. - No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball stood tall defensively Tuesday, downing Spring Arbor University 90-55. IWU used a season-best nine assists and four blocks to muster the Cougars offensively for just 36.2% shooting from the floor. 

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Luckey Arena | Marion, Ind. | 
• Records: IWU - 8-1, 1-0 | SAU - 3-6, 0-1
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - 8 | SAU - NR
• Last 10 Meetings: 8-2 in IWU's favor

 

TURNING POINT

 

• After two minutes and thirty seconds of play and a one-point lead for the Wildcats, IWU rallied off a 12-0 run forcing a Spring Arbor timeout. 
• The run wouldn't stop there, as IWU went into the half on a 41 to 14 run for a comfortable 28 point lead.

 

NOTABLE NUMBERS

 

• 2 - total number of shot clock violations IWU created defensively
• 36 - the total number of paint points the Wildcats had
• 3 - the total number of dunks IWU had in four possessions Tuesday night
• 0 - the number of turnovers Spencer Piercefield had while dishing out ten dimes. 

 

KEY WILDCATS

 

• Dan Largey - 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting
• Seth Maxwell - 17 points, 5 rebounds
• Spencer Piercefield - 10 assists, 9 turnovers

 

QUOTABLES

 

• I love the mentality we are playing with right now on the defensive end. We are flying around and making plays.  How about Piercefield tonight with 10 assist and 0 turnovers?!  He's playing well right now. As a team, we must continue to take care of the ball moving forward. - Head Coach Greg Tonagel
• It feels like we're really clicking together as a team. Guys are playing unselfishly and playing really well in the roles that they have. I love how focused every player is on bringing what we can to work towards that goal. It feels like every player is finding some way to make an impact on our team . - Senior Michael Thompson III

 

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• IWU will remain at home welcoming Goshen College to the campus of Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday, November 30th, with a 7 p.m. tip-off schedule.

 

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