Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - In a game that saw 13 lead changes, the Illlinois Wesleyan men's basketball team improved to 7-0 in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play with a 69-61 win over North Central at the Shirk Center on Wednesday (Jan. 23).

♦  The No. 16-ranked Titans are 15-3 overall while No. 5-ranked North Central slipped to 5-2 in the CCIW  and 16-2 overall.

♦  Illinois Wesleyan trailed by as many as five at at 24-19 with 10:30 to play in the first half but rallied to claim a 41-38 advantage at intermission.

♦  The Titans extended to their largest lead of eight points with 13:50 to play in the game at 49-41 before the Cardinals came back to tie the game for the 10th time at 55-55. The game was tied again at 59-59 with 3:34 left but Kevin Reed scored four points and Dylan Overstreet scored three as IWU outscored North Central 10-2 in the final minutes.

♦  Illinois Wesleyan won the rebound war 40-28 and had 18 second chance points to 8 for the Cardinals. North Central committed only eight turnovers in the game compared to 13 for the Titans.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .444 (24 of 54)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .438 (7 of 16)
Free Throw Percentage - .700 (14 of 20)
Andrew Ziemnik (19 points, 6 rebounds)
Dylan Overstreet (13 points, 4 assists)
Victor Davis (12 points, 7 rebounds)
Brady Zimmer (10 points, 6 rebounds)
Kevin Reed (10 points, 9 rebounds)

North Central Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .411 (23 of 56)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .217 (5 of 23)
Free Throw Percentage - .714 (10 of 14)
Derek Raridon (21 points)
Landon Gamble (13 points)
Aaron Tiknis (10 points, 13 rebounds)

Who's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan plays at Elmhurst at 4 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 26)