MARION, Ind. - No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball was handed their third loss of the season after falling to No. 1-ranked Grace College with a final score of 99-71. Caedmon Bontrager led all Wildcat scorers with 14 points. IWU will travel to Mishawaka, Ind. to face No. 18 Bethel University on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. 

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | Luckey Arena
• Records: IWU: 18-3, 9-2 CRL | GC: 21-0, 11-0 CRL
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #5 | GC - #1

WHAT HAPPENED

• IWU kept it close for the first thirteen minutes of the first half before Grace College pulled off a 22-5 run to have the Wildcats down 50-33 entering the second half. 
• Indiana Wesleyan improved on their shooting in the second half, going from 31% from the field up to 50%.
• However, IWU couldn't overcome Grace's lead before falling short with a final score of 99-71. 

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 10: The Wildcats only turned the ball over 10 times compared to Grace's 13 on the night.
• 14: IWU outscored Grace in fast break points 14-4. 

KEY WILDCATS

• Caedmon Bontrager: 14 points, 5-8 FG, 5 rebounds
• Noah Smith: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
• Javan Buchanan: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocks, 2 steal
• Nathan Childress: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

NEXT TIME OUT

• IWU will travel to Mishawaka, Ind. to face No. 18 Bethel University on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
• Links for video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

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