MARION, Ind. - No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball picked up a dominant non-conference victory on Saturday, defeating Rochester University 93-65. The Wildcats were led by Nathan Childress's near triple-double and Javan Buchanan's game high 18 points. IWU took a 43-30 lead into halftime and a 24-6 run starting with 5:31 left in the second half put the game away.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind.| Luckey Arena
• Record: IWU: 11-2 | RU 10-2
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #9 | RU - RV

WHAT HAPPENED

• Javan Buchanan got off to a hot start for the WIldcat's, scoring 16 of his 18 points in the first frame.
• The Wildcats went into halftime with a 43-30 lead.
• Marcus Ankney had a strong second half, scoring 13 points after half. Nathan Childress scored 7 points and dished out 7 assists in the second half.
• IWU picked up their 11th win of the season with a 93-65 win.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 6: Six Wildcats reach double-figure point totals.
• 24: The Wildcats scored 24 points off turnovers.
• 58: IWU dominated down low  scoring 58 points in the paint while only allowing RU to sore 24 points in the paint.
• 16: The Wildcats forced Rochester into 16 turnovers, IWU turned those turnovers into 24 points.

KEY WILDCATS

• Javan Buchanan: 18 points, 7/14 FG, 3 blocks, 3 steals
• Nathan Childress: 14 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
• Marcus Ankney: 15 points (career high), 7-12 FG, 3 rebounds, 3 steals

NEXT TIME OUT

• IWU will travel to Spring Arbor to face the Cougars on January 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
• Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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