MARION, Ind. - It was nearly a record-breaking night inside Luckey as freshman Javan Buchanan almost set a new single-game scoring record as a freshman, pouring in 41 points. It's one point better than Kyle Mangas, who is third on the list, and one shy of Caleb Dimmich, who holds the record with 42 in his freshman campaign.
No. 21 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball jumped out to an early 19-6 lead Wednesday in League play and never looked back, knocking off Spring Arbor University 99-70 at home.
- Location: Luckey Arena | Marion, Ind.
- Records: IWU - 6-3, 3-0 CRL | SAU - 3-5, 0-3 CRL
- NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #21 | SAU - Unranked
- IWU jumped out to a quick 6-0 run, compliments of Javan Buchanan and Noah Smith knocking down triples.
- Fifteen of IWU's first 19 points came from long range.
- In the first half, Indiana Wesleyan pulled down 22 rebounds compared to Spring Arbor's eight.
- Buchanan and Seth Maxwell netted double-digit points in the first half, while Spring Arbor's leading scorer netted eight.
- 8 - how many first-half triples IWU knocked down
- 23 - IWU's lead at the half
- 8 - how many blocks Seth Maxwell had
- 24 - the fewest tallied rebounds by Spring Arbor this season
- Indiana Wesleyan heads to Indianapolis Saturday for a matchup with No. 6 Marian University.
- The Knights boast a record of 10-0 on the season and a ranked win over No. 20 Cumberland University.
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