WINONA LAKE, Ind.- No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan picked up their third NAIA Top-25 win Tuesday, dethroning the Lancers of Grace College 77-63. The Wildcats led from the tip while holding top Lancer scorer Frankie Davidson to 10 points below his Crossroads League average on the season.
IWU moves to 14-3 on the season and 5-0 in League play. It is the second straight season the Wildcats have started League play with a perfect 5-0 record.
- Location: Orthopaedic Capital Center | Kessler Court | Winona Lake, Ind.
- Records: IWU - 14-3, 5-0 CRL | GC - 15-2, 4-1 CRL
- NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #9 | GC - #7
- The Wildcats led the entire first half, taking a nine-point lead into halftime. IWU shot 50% from the field, while both teams struggled from deep shooting 28% (IWU) and 22% (GC) respectively.
- Grace outrebounded IWU in the first half 22-15.
- Spencer Pierciefeld knocked down two triples to start the second half, propelling an IWU 6-2 run to start the half.
- Grace would cut it as close as four with 7:40 left in the contest, but three straight layups by Spencer Pierciefeld pushed the lead back to 10.
- 6 - how many turnovers IWU tallied, their lowest in a game since they had six against Saint Francis in 2020
- 63 - the fewest amount of points the Lancers have scored in a game this season and their lowest since November 16, 2019.
- .391 - the lowest field goal percentage by a Grace squad since February 20, 2020.
- 10-of-12 - what both squads shot from the charity stripe
- 14 - how many more rebounds Grace grabbed than IWU
- 3 - the amount of points the Wildcats held the Lancers to in the final 7:40 of play
- IWU returns home after a seven-game road trip to host Bethel University at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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