Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team claimed a decisive 88-44 win at the Shirk Center over North Park on Wednesday (Feb. 6) to claim a share of the 2013 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship. It is IWU's first since 2005 and 28th overall in school history.

♦  The No. 9-ranked Titans are 19-3 overall and 11-0 in the CCIW while North Park slipped to 6-16 and 1-10 in the CCIW.

♦  Illinois Wesleyan never trailed in the game and the contest was tied only once at 14-14. IWU led by a 25-21 score with 7:47 to go in the first half before going on a 19-4 run to extend their lead to 44-25 at the break.

♦  IWU limited the Vikings to only 4 points in the first 12:00 of the second half and a total of 19 second half points. The Titans shot .705 from the field (31 of 44); the school record is .783, set at Elmhurst on Feb. 2, 1990 (36 of 46).

♦  The Titans outrebounded the Vikings 40-24 and IWU dished out 22 assists for their 31 baskets. The Vikings committed 11 turnovers and IWU admitted to 10.

♦  North Park played without their two leading scorers as Mark Holmes (16.8 ppg) and Aaron Weaver (14.9 ppg) did not participate (coach's decision).

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .705 (31 of 44)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .500 (8 of 16)
Free Throw Percentage - .643 (18 of 28)
Victor Davis (13 points)
Pat Sodemann (12 points)
Andrew Ziemnik (11 points)
Kevin Reed (10 points, 5 rebounds)
Mike Marietti (6 rebounds, 7 points)

North Park Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .286 (18 of 63)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .192 (5 of 26)
Free Throw Percentage - .750 (3 of 4)
Reggie McGee (15 points)
Ryan Hyrn (9 points, 5 assists)

Who's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan plays at Carthage at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 9).