Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team, who led by 14 in the first half, lost a 98-92 decision at Elmhurst on Saturday, Jan. 31 and fell to 11-8 overall and 3-5 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Wesleyan led by a 14-point margin (19-5) with 14:01 to play in the first half before the Bluejays, ranked No. 17 in the current D3hoops.com poll, climbed to within one at 50-49 at halftime. Elmhurst outscored IWU, 49-42, in the second half.

Sophomore Sean Johnson led the Titans with 23 points while sophomore Doug Sexauer contibuted 15. Also in double figure scoring were sophomore Travis Rosenkranz with 14 and Brett Chamernik and John Koschnitzky each had 11. Freshman Jordan Zimmer led the team with six rebounds as the Titans held a 28-26 edge on the boards.

IWU shot a blistering 62 percent (36 of 58) from the field and made 13 of 20 free throws (65 percent) while the Bluejays made 29 of 32 free throw tries (91 percent) and shot 54 percent (31 of 57) from the field.

Brent Ruch led the Bluejays (15-4 overall, 6-2 CCIW) with 31 points and 10 rebounds.

Wesleyan is back in action at home on Wednesday, Feb. 4, hosting Carthage at 7:30 p.m.