Box Score

DECATUR, Ill. - Thirteen players got in the scoring column as the Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team walloped Millikin 84-45 in Decatur, Ill., on Tuesday (Feb. 14).

The Titans improved to 18-6 overall and 9-4 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Big Blue remained winless in the league in 13 games and are 1-23 overall.

Junior Daniel Oswald led IWU with 12 points while sophomore Victor Davis scored 11 and senior John Koschnitzky added 10. Senior Eliud Gonzalez handed out nine assists and scored five points.

IWU led by just 10 at halftime, 34-24, but used 58.5 shooting from the field (31 of 53) in the game to gain the huge advantage. Illinois Wesleyan had a 30-19 rebounding edge in the game, led by Kevin Reed with seven boards.

IWU was 14 of 27 from 3-point range (.519) and made eight of their 10 free throws. Millikin made 16 of 43 from the field (.372) and 7 of 16 from the 3-point area (.438).

Nikko Robertson scored 11 points and Matt Merriman added 10 for the Big Blue.

The Titans will end their regular season with a home game at 7 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 18) against Elmhurst (12-12 overall, 6-7 CCIW) at the Shirk Center "Green Out" night - fans are encouraged to wear green to support the team, enjoy "Seniors' Night" and encourage campus-wide environmental sustainability.
A number of campus ecology groups will be on display in the lobby that night.