MARION, Ind. - No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball played their final home game of 2024 on Monday night against East-West University. The Wildcats controlled the game from start to finish and picked up their eighth win of the season with a final score of 111-57. The red and gray dished out 34 assists as a team, the most in a game for IWU in more than 20 years.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | Luckey Arena
• Records: IWU: 8-3, 1-3 CRL | EW: 0-5
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #13 | EW – Unranked

WHAT HAPPENED

• The Wildcat defense locked down early defensively for a 28-10 advantage through the opening ten minutes of play.
• IWU shot 71.4% from the field and knocked down nine three-pointers in the first half to take a 65-20 lead.
• Indiana Wesleyan scored all 22 of their points through the first ten minutes of the second half in the paint.
• Ten Wildcats saw action tonight with all of them recording points.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 66: IWU dominated inside with 66 points in the paint.
• 47: IWU grabbed 47 rebounds for a new season-high.
• 34: Indiana Wesleyan dished out 34 assists, the most in program history in over 20 years.
• 14: The Wildcats swiped a season-high 14 steals.

KEY WILDCATS

• Caedmon Bontrager: 33 points, 14-16 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Isaac Andrews: 15 points, 5-13 3FG, 7 rebounds
• Griffin Kliewer: 15 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds
• Jake Smith: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Cliff Gashumba: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Wildcats will travel to Miami Gardens, Florida this weekend for two games.
• IWU will play No. 24 Florida Memorial on Saturday, Dec. 14 and St. Thomas on Monday Dec. 16.
• Links for tickets, video, and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

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