MARION, Ind. - No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball swept up the Maple Leafs Tuesday by a score of 91-65. IWU forced 26 turnovers for a season-best by the red and gray. 

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Luckey Arena | Marion, Ind. | 
• Records: IWU - 9-1, 3-0 | GC - 2-8, 0-3
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - 8 | GC - NR
• Last 10 Meetings: 9-1 in IWU's favor

 

TURNING POINT

 

• IWU would go on a 9-0 run after Goshen took their only lead of the contest at the 13:34 mark in the first half. Kliewer would fuel the run-scoring five points, grabbing three rebounds, and collecting a steal.
• Indiana Wesleyan came out at halftime on a 12-0 run, while turning up the defensive pressure, forcing seven turnovers during their run. 
• IWU led by 24 with 12 minutes left in the contest.

 

NOTABLE NUMBERS

 

• 4- total number of IWU dunks tonight, Adetukasi (2) Maxwell (1) Thompson III (1)
• 60% - what IWU was shooting at the second media timeout
• 11 - the number of times Goshen coughed it up in the second half
• 20 - the second-most turnovers in a game so far this season for IWU
• 15 - a new season-high in steals for the Wildcats
• 34 - how many more paint points IWU had compared to GC

 

KEY WILDCATS

 

• Dan Largey - 18 points
• Seth Maxwell - 16 points
• Spencer Piercefield - 12 points, 4 steals (most by a Wildcats this season)
• Griffin Kliewer - 14 points, a career high

 

QUOTABLES

 

• He is just an All-American kid. He is a 4.0 student, a strong Christian kid, and a hard worker. I saw some film but I never saw him play live. In my mind I didn't think he would play this year, but during the first week of practice we what you saw tonight. He plays really hard, athletic, and does what we tell him to do. He is going through his freshman ups and downs but he is going to continue to grow and help our team win games. - Head Coach Greg Tonagel on Griffin Kliewer
• Coming out in the second half we knew we had to play with an edge defensively. The first half we didn't compete like we needed to, so our main focus was to compete together and make championship plays.  - Junior Spencer Piercefield

 

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• IWU faces No. 1 Saint Francis on the road Saturday for a 3 p.m. start.

 

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