MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN NAIA ROUND OF 16

Box Score KANSAS CITY - The 2020-21 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball season came to a close Thursday in the 2021 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Round of 16 presented by Ballogy. No. 1 seeded Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball team was tripped up by the Pilots of Bethel University, 83-77.

GAME VITALS

WHEN: Thursday, March 18 // 8:15 EST
WHAT: NAIA Round of 16
RECORDS: Indiana Wesleyan (30-3) | Bethel (23-10)
NAIA OVERALL SEED: Indiana Wesleyan - No. 1 | Bethel – No. 29
LOCATION: Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Mo.

QUICK STATS

Kyle Mangas - 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists
Seth Maxwell - 16 points, 15 rebounds
Dylan Alderson - 13 points, 6 rebounds

INSIDE THE GAME

Spencer Piercefield hit back-to-back deep balls, and a Kyle Mangas deuce gave IWU a 44-39 point lead at the half, their largest of the game.
Bethel protected the rock coughing it up just six times while IWU committed 17 turnovers.
The Wildcats won the battle of the boards 47-38.
IWU finished shooting 42.6% from the field, 35.7% from the three-point line, and 81.8% from the charity stripe.

NEXT TIME OUT

This concludes the 2020-21 season.
A full season recap will be posted at a later time.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Kyle Mangas: G; 6' 4"; Senior; /

#42 Seth Maxwell: C; 7' 0"; Junior; /

#13 Spencer Piercefield: G; 6' 0"; Sophomore; /

#32 Dylan Alderson: G; 6' 5"; Senior; /

Players Mentioned

#24 Kyle Mangas
: 6' 4"; Senior; /
: G

#42 Seth Maxwell
: 7' 0"; Junior; /
: C

#13 Spencer Piercefield
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; /
: G

#32 Dylan Alderson
: 6' 5"; Senior; /
: G