Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team was sent into an extra period but came out with a 79-70 win over Wheaton in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin thriller at the Shirk Center on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
 
The Titans, who outscored the Thunder 15-6 in the extra period, improved to 14-5 overall and 6-2 in the CCIW while the Thunder is now 9-10 overall and 2-6 in the league.

IWU led 38-33 at halftime and built the lead to seven at 44-37 with 15:35 to play before the Thunder scored 10 straight points to claim a 47-44 lead with 12:31 to play. The game was tied nine times and the lead changed hands nine times.

Senior guard Dylan Overstreet made three free throws in the final 1:49 to erase a 64-61 Wheaton lead and sent the game into an overtime when neither team scored in the final minute of regulation.

A basket by sophomore Alec Bausch and a 3-pointer by freshman Brady Rose staked the Titans to a 69-64 lead in OT, a lead that was never relinquished. The Titans made all six of their free throw tries in overtime, went 4 of 6 from the field and Overstreet scored eight of his team-high 18 points in the extra session.

Illinois Wesleyan held a commanding 40-28 rebounding lead on the Thunder and scored 34 points in the paint.
 
 
Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .458 (27 of 59)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .238 (5 of 21)
Free Throw Percentage - .909 (20 of 22)
Overstreet (18 points, 6 assists)
Sophomore Trevor Seibring (16 points, 8 rebounds)
Bausch (6 points, game-high 13 rebounds)
 
Wheaton Statistics and Leaders
Field Goal Percentage - .400 (24 of 60)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .208 (5 of 24)
Free Throw Percentage - .850 (17 of 20)
Brayden Teuscher (24 points, 8 rebounds)
Peter Smith (13 points, 9 rebounds)
Michael Berg (11 points)
Caleb DeMoss (11 points)
 
Who's Next?
The Titans play another CCIW road game on Saturday, Jan. 31, playing at Carthage at 7 p.m. The Red Men are 7-11 and 3-5 in the CCIW after a 79-75 home court loss to North Park on Wednesday.