Box Score

DECATUR, Ill. – The No. 4-ranked Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team utilized its inside-out game and tight defense to push past Millikin, 75-57, Wednesday (Jan. 15) evening at the Griswold Center. The victory also puts the Titans tied for first in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
 
IWU sports a 13-2 overall record and is 3-1 in the league, while the Big Blue is 7-8, 1-4. IWU is in a four-way tie for first in the CCIW with Augustana, Wheaton and Carthage, all of whom are 3-1.
 
"Hats off to Millikin, they gave a lot of energy early on," IWU head coach Ron Rose said in the postgame interview on WJBC. "But man, we've got some competitive guys, and this is a great win. For us to walk away with an 18-point win is a really great thing for our group…and tonight, I think this was our best defensive effort of the year."
 
The Titans controlled the score at halftime with an eight-point lead, 35-27, which propelled them in the second half to against outscore the Big Blue, 40-30, for an 18-point win.
 
IWU outrebounded Millikin, 45-32, and forced nine turnovers.
 
Illinois Wesleyan Statistics, Leaders
Field goal percentage- .429 (21-of-49)
3-point field goal percentage- .292 (7-of-24)
Free throw percentage- .813 (26-of-32)
Junior Pat Sodemann- 15 points
Senior Michael Mayberger- 10 points, 5 rebounds
Senior Nick Anderson- 10 points, 7 rebounds
 
Millikin Statistics, Leaders
Field goal percentage- .353 (24-of-68)
3-point field goal percentage- .222 (4-of-18)
Free throw percentage- .294 (5-of-17)
Deavis Johnson- 12 points, 11 rebounds
Tives Gardner- 11 points
TJ Griffin- 10 points
 
Who's Next?
After four-straight road games, the Titans will return to the Shirk Center to host Wheaton College Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. The Thunder lost 67-62 at Carthage on Wednesday.