Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Cold shooting (17 percent in the second half) doomed the Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team in a 53-47 loss to Augustana in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin postseason tournament at the Shirk Center on Friday (Feb. 22).

♦ The Titans record falls to 21-5 while the Vikings improved to 19-7 and will play North Central on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Shirk for the tourney title and the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III tournament. The Cardinals (23-3) were 59-50 winners over Wheaton (20-6) earlier.

♦ In a game that saw the lead change hands eight times, The Titans had their largest lead in the game at 8-2 with 16:22 to go in the first half but Augustana battled back and tiedf the game at 8-8, the first of six ties in the first half. At intermission it was 25-25.

♦ The score was tied at 37-37 with 7:50 to go before Augustana went on an 11-1 run to take a commanding 48-38 lead with 4:11 to go. The Titans could get no closer than five the rest of the way.

♦ Augustana held a 42-41 lead in rebounds for the game and each team committed 15 turnovers.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .250 (14 of 56)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .200 (5 of 25)
Free Throw Percentage - .778 (14 of 18)
Junior Andrew Ziemnik (11 points, 8 rebounds)
Sophomore Pat Sodemann (8 points)
Freshman Bryce Dolan (8 points)

Augustana Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .373 (19 of 51)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .308 (4 of 13)
Free Throw Percentage - .550 (11 of 20)
Ben Ryan (12 points, 10 rebounds)
Brandon Kunz (11 rebounds)
Danielius Jurutis (8 points)
Hunter Hill (8 points)

Who's Next?
The Titans will not get an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament and will find out their potential first round opponent and game location when the announcement for the NCAA Division III men's tournament field will be made on Monday, Feb. 25, at 11:30 a.m. on NCAA.com.