Box Score Illinois Wesleyan 84, Webster 80 - Box Score

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The No. 4-ranked Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team nearly squandered a 21 point halftime lead but improved to 6-0 by hanging on to earn an 84-80 win over Webster in St. Louis on Monday, Nov. 29.

The Titans led 44-23 at intermission but the Gorloks (2-1) scored on their first six possessions of the second half and got as close as two points at 80-78 with 25 seconds left. Four late free throws by senior Sean Johnson sealed the decision for IWU.

"In the first half we had all the momentum, shot well and had things going our way," said IWU head coach Ron Rose. "The second half completely flip-flopped and we allowed them to get some steam and claw back in the game."

Senior Duncan Lawson came off the bench to score 14 and grab a team-high six rebounds in the victory and senior Doug Sexauer also scored 14.

The Titans shot 45 percent from the field (28 of 62) and connected on 17 of 24 free throw tries (71 percent). Webster shot 53 percent (32 of 61) from the field, including a blistering 66 percent (21 of 32) in the second half. The Gorloks committed 15 turnovers to 14 for IWU.

Illinois Wesleyan made 11 of 23 3-point tries (48 percent) while Webster managed only three of 12 from beyond the arc.

Willie Trimble had 20 points and seven rebounds for Webster while Jarrod Huskey scored 19 and Nick Jones added 17.

Illinois Wesleyan's next action will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Shirk Center against the University of Chicago.