MARION, Ind. - No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball picked up a key win over conference foe University of Saint Francis on Saturday, defeating the Cougars 83-77 in overtime. Javan Buchanan provided a big lift in the win, pouring in 32 points on 13/24 shooting, while adding 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. Griffin Kliewer added a season high 25 points including the dagger in overtime.
- Location: Marion, Ind. | Luckey Arena
- Record: IWU: 13-2, 4-1 CRL | USF 9-6, 2-3 CRL
- NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #9 | USF - Unranked
- After a back and forth first five minute, USF took the first run of the game, holding a 17-8 lead with 13 minutes left in the half.
- IWU battled back, ending the half trailing 35-33.
- The Wildcats took the lead at 41-39 on a layup from Kliewer. A three from Buchanan gave IWU their largest lead of the game at 9.
- The Cougars clawed their way back and held a lead for a majority of the final 2 minutes. A Buchanan dunk with 30 second left sent the game into OT.
- Kliewer took over in OT scoring 6 of the team's 10 points, and lifting IWU to the victory.
- 32: Javan Buchanan's 32 points are a season high.
- 25: Griffin Kliewer's 32 points are a season high.
- 17: IWU turned 13 turnovers into 17 points. USF had only 7 points off of turnovers.
- 2: The Wildcats had only 2 points from their bench.
- IWU will travel to Upland, Ind. to face Taylor University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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