WINONA LAKE, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball traveled up to No. 1 Grace on Tuesday night for the Crossroads League Tournament Championship. The Wildcats were over-matched and lost be a final score of 101-80. DJ Moore led the team with a season-high 26 points.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Winona Lake, Ind. | Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center
• Records: IWU: 26-5, 15-3 CRL | GC: 30-1, 17-1 CRL
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #6 | GC - #1

WHAT HAPPENED

• The game was close early with the score tied at 9-9 through the first 5 minutes.
• Grace caught fire offensively and never looked back; scoring 62 first-half points by shooting 63% from the field and 8-16 from three.
• The Wildcats were never able to narrow the margin lower than 20 points in the second half.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 26: DJ Moore scored a season-high of 26 points.
• 62%: Grace shot the highest percentage by an IWU opponent this season.
• 17: DJ Moore's 17 made free throws were a season-high for the Wildcats
• 101: 101 points are the highest total by an IWU opponent this season.

KEY WILDCATS

• DJ Moore: 28 points, 17/19 FT, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
• Nathan Childress: 16 points, 7-18 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
• Marcus Ankney: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Wildcats will host the NAIA National Championship First & Second Round on March 15-16.
• Information on who the Wildcats will host will be announced during the NAIA Selection Show on Thursday on the NAIA YouTube Channel.
• The men will be announced at 7:00PM Eastern.

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