GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico - No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball took a trip down to the Caribbean this weekend for the Puerto Rico Clasico. The Wildcats came away with a lopsided victory this afternoon against Caribbean University, 101-53. Nathan Childress highlighted the day with a 25 point-11 rebound double-double as IWU establish a 48-point lead by the final buzzer.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Mario Morales Coliseum
• Record: IWU: 9-2
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #9

WHAT HAPPENED

• IWU began to establish a lead quickly and shot 54.3% in the first half.
• The red and gray and maintained their strong defense and efficient shooting to find a 25-point lead entering the second half.
• The Wildcats continued to lock down the Caribbean attack as they shot 30% from the field in the second half.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 22: IWU forced a season-high 22 Caribbean turnovers.
• 18: The Wildcats crashed the glass and grabbed a season-high 49 total rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds.
• 15: Indiana Wesleyan grabbed 15 steals along with 9 blocks to establish a clinical defensive showing. 

KEY WILDCATS

• Nathan Childress: 25 points, 9/12 FG, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
• Caedmon Bontrager: 20 points, 8/9 FG, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
• Javan Buchanan: 17 points, 6/10 FG, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

NEXT TIME OUT

• IWU will play the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. ET in their final game of the Puerto Rico Clasico.
• Links for video are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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