MARION, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball have punched their ticket into the Crossroads League Championship after defeating Huntington University with a final score of 79-74. Nathan Childress was the top performer for the Wildcats on the day with 28 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one block, and two steals.
- Location: Marion, Indiana | Luckey Arena
- Records: IWU: 26-4, 15-3 CRL | HU: 21-9, 13-5 CRL
- NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #6 | HU - Unranked
- DJ Moore and Nathan Childress started the game off with six points each to send the Wildcats on a 14-3 run in the first five minutes.
- Huntington began to close the gap and began a back-and-forth end of the first half with six lead changes.
- IWU gained a three-point lead to end the half at a scoreline of 31-28.
- Huntington built an 11-point lead to begin the second half, before the Wildcats were able to make a quick comeback and cut the lead to four with nine minutes remaining.
- Down three with 6 seconds left and the ball, HU was issued a technical foul after calling timeout without having any timeouts left.
- Two more free throws from Childress helped seal IWU's trip to the Crossroads League Championship with a final score of 79-74.
- 2: Childress scored 28 points for the second time this season.
- 12: IWU advances to the Crossroads League Tournament championship game for the 12th time in the Greg Tonagel era.
- 18: The Wildcats moved the ball well with 18 assists.
- 46: IWU was efficient in the paint with 46 points on the day.
- Nathan Childress: 28 points, 11/19 FG, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 steals
- Javan Buchanan: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals
- Caedmon Bontrager: 14 points, 6/9 FG, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
- DJ Moore: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
- Griffin Kliewer: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals
- The Wildcats will face Grace College in the Crossroads League Championship on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com.
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