Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The No. 4-ranked Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team survived a game that had 48 turnovers and 46 fouls to beat Millikin 68-54 at the Shirk Center on Saturday (Feb. 16), The Titans are 13-0 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and 21-3 overall.

♦  Millikin fell to 8-16 overall and 4-9 in the CCIW.

♦  In the first half, the Titans built up a 16 point lead at 22-6 as they held Millikin scoreless for nearly 10 minutes, from 15:45 until 5:56. IWU led at the half 28-20.

♦  In the second, Millikin chipped away at the IWU advantage and cut the lead to six at 15:36 (40-34).

♦  On "Seniors' Night" honoring Kevin Reed and Daniel Oswald, Illinois Wesleyan held a 35-27 lead in rebounds and both teams committed 24 turnovers.

♦  The Titans will serve as hosts of next weekend's CCIW tournament with North Central playing Wheaton at 5 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 22) and IWU meeting Augustana in the second game. The winners will play Saturday night at 7:30 for the NCAA automatic tournament bid.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistical Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .489 (23 of 47)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .318 (7 of 22)
Free Throw Percentage - .600 (15 of 25)
Andrew Ziemnik (14 points, 6 rebounds)
Michael Mayberger (11 points)
Victor Davis (7 rebounds)

Millikin Statistical Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .378 (17 of 45)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .353 (6 of 17)
Free Throw Percentage - .560 (14 of 125)
Deavis Johnson (15 points, 10 rebounds)
Elijah Kinmon (14 points)

Who's Next?
The Titans will play at North Central at 7:30 p.m on Tuesday (Feb. 19) in an attempt to become the first CCIW school to go undefeated in league play since the 1973 Augustana team was 16-0.