MARION, Ind. - No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan Men's Basketball capped off their return to Luckey Arena with a comeback victory, defeating Spring Arbor University 83-73. This victory marks IWU's 20th win on the season, with Javan Buchanan scoring 32 points with nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
- Location: Marion, Ind. | Luckey Arena
- Records: IWU: 20-3, 11-2 CRL | SAU: 11-12, 4-9 CRL
- NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #5 | SAU - Unranked
- In the first half, IWU found themselves up by seven five minutes into the game before SAU went on a 12-0 run to lead 16-11 with 10 minutes to go.
- The Wildcats bounced back and found themselves up by one after going back and forth with four lead changes to enter the second half with a scoreline of 37-36.
- After SAU gained an eight-point lead with six minutes to go, IWU turned things around once again, shooting 65% from the field in the second half and closing out the game with a final score of 83-73.
- The Wildcats hit five straight threes on their final run led by 4/4 from Javan Buchanan and the other from Noah Smith.
- 8: The Wildcats grabbed eight steals on the night, five occurring in the second half.
- 18: IWU scored 18 of their 23 points off turnovers in the second half.
- Javan Buchanan: 32 points, 11-18 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- Griffin Kliewer: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Noah Smith: 12 points, 5-9 FG, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
- WU will head to Fort Wayne to face the University of Saint Francis on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com.
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