MARION, Ind. - No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Basketball opened up 2023 with a win, pushing past No. 25 Huntington University by a score of 83-69. The Wildcats dominated the Foresters on the glass, out-rebounding HU by 23.  

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Luckey Arena | Marion, Ind. 
• Records: IWU - 12-4, 6-0 CRL | HU - 12-4, 4-2 CRL
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #11 | HU - #25

WHAT HAPPENED

• IWU pounced early and often Wednesday offensively shooting 53% from the floor, which led to four Wildcats netting ten or more points.
• Huntington never led in the entire contest.
• Seth Maxwell collected his 27th straight game tonight with at least 10 points scored. In the last two seasons, he has had just two games when he didn't score at least ten.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 17 - Total number of points benches combined to score
• 69 - The fewest points scored by Huntington in a game this season
• 16 - HU's lowest tallied rebound total this season

KEY WILDCATS

• Seth Maxwell - 25 points, 5 rebounds
• Noah Smith - 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan heads to No. 4 Grace College Saturday for a 3 p.m. showdown.

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