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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Leading by eight at halftime, the No. 5-ranked Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team outscored No. 8-ranked Washington U. by 17 in the second half and cruised to a 98-73 win at the Shirk Center on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Illinois Wesleyan improved to 5-1 this season and the Bears slipped to 5-2. The Titans led 47-39 at intermission and won the second half 51-34, holding Washington U. to 37 percent shooting from the field in the final 20 minutes.

The Titans trailed by two early at 7-5 with 17:07 to play in the first period before the Titans went on a 15-2 run to claim a 20-9 lead with 12:12 remaining in the first and led the rest of the way, finally leading by as many as 28 with 4:42 left in the game.

The Titans handily outrebounded Washington U. 42-30 and IWU committed 13 turnovers to 12 for the Bears.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .544 (31 of 57)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .440 (11 of 25)
Free Throw Percentage - .806 (25 of 31)
Junior Dylan Overstreet (15 points, 5 assists)
Junior Pat Sodemann (14 points)
Senior Michael Mayberger (13 points)
Senior Nick Anderson (12 points, 6 rebounds)
Senior Eric Dortch (10 points, team-high 7 rebounds)

Washington U. Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .383 (23 of 60)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .238 (5 of 21)
Free Throw Percentage - .710 (22 of 31)
Tim Cooney (27 points, 5 rebounds)
Alan Aboona (10 points)
Nick Burt (10 points)
Matt Palucki (team-high 9 rebounds)

Who's Next?
Final exams are this week at Illinois Wesleyan so the next Titan action will be at the University of Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 14 with a 3 p.m. tipoff.