MARION, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan Men's basketball defeated the University of Saint Francis at home in the Quarterfinals of the Crossroads League Tournament with a final score of 93-74. Caedmon Bontrager was the top performer for the Wildcats on the night with 23 points, five rebounds, one assist, two blocks, and two steals.
- Location: Marion, Indiana | Luckey Arena
- Records: IWU: 25-4, 15-3 CRL | SFU: 13-16, 6-12 CRL
- NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #6 | SFU - Unranked
- IWU and USF started the first ten minutes close with lead changes before the Wildcats found a double-digit lead with seven minutes to go.
- IWU maintain their gap for the finale of the first half, shooting 60% from the field and leading entering the second half at 48-40.
- The second half started slowly from both sides before the Wildcats went on and found good ball movement to gain a 20-point lead with 12 minutes remaining.
- The red and gray continued to keep USF below 30% from the field to cruise to a 93-74 victory.
- 20: Both Bontrager and Buchanan scored over 20 points on the night (23, 21).
- 27: The Wildcats moved the ball well with 27 assists.
- 55%: IWU maintained strong scoring on the night by shooting 55% from the field.
- Caedmon Bontrager: 23 points, 8/11 FG, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals
- Javan Buchanan: 21 points, 8/13 FG, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
- DJ Moore: 13 points, 5/6 FG, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- The Wildcats will host Huntington in the Semifinals of the Crossroads League Tournament on Saturday at 3:00 PM.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com.
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