MARION, Ind. - No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball capped off their home opener with a blowout win against No. 12 Union College with a final score of 102-66. A dominant game throughout its entirety, IWU started hot with a sixteen-point lead in the first ten minutes and never looked back. Sophomore Javan Buchanan led the team overall with 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and a block. Caedmon Bontrager posted a career-high 22 points on 11-12 from the field and 9 rebounds.
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- Location: Marion, Ind. | Luckey Arena
- Records: IWU: 2-1 | Union: 0-1
- NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #9 | Union - #12
- The opening ten minutes saw the Wildcats with a 16-point lead, after great defensive work on the floor and finding the charity stripe on fast breaks.
- The first half ended with a 51-30 lead, highlighted by a notable half from Griffin Kliewer with 15 points and two steals.
- After finding a lead by 30 with 13 minutes to go, IWU coasted to a 102-66 victory.
- 62: The Wildcats were efficient from the field tonight, shooting a season-high 62% compared to Union College's 36%.
- 68: IWU dominated inside with 68-30 advantage on points in the paint.
- 20: The Wildcats drew fouls well finding 20 FT attempts at the stripe.
- Javan Buchanan: 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
- Caedmon Bontrager: 22 points, 11/12 FG, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
- Griffin Kliewer: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals
- DJ Moore: 10 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds
- IWU will travel to Bourbonnais, Ill. to face No. 25 Olivet Nazarene on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
- Links for video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com
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