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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Getting 41 points from bench players and shooting over 50 percent for the game, the Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team breezed to a 76-44 win over North Central at the Shirk Center on Saturday, Feb. 7.

With its fourth straight win, Illinois Wesleyan improves to 17-5 overall and holds first place with a 9-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin record. The Cardinals, after an OT win over Augustana earlier in the week, are now 16-6 overall and 6-5 in the league.

The first half had two ties and three lead changes before IWU took command with a jumper by senior Pat Sodemann with 12:31 remaining in the half to get a 12-11 lead and never trailed after that. The Titans went into the locker room on a long 3-pointer by senior Dylan Overstreet and a 33-17 lead.

The Titans, who outrebounded the Cardinals 38-30, had their largest lead of 32 points at 74-42 and at 76-44 (the final). The Titans committed 10 turnovers while North Central had 14 and IWU scored 20 points off those miscues.
 
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN STATISTICS, LEADERS
Field Goal Percentage – .508 (32 of 63)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage – .357 (10 of 28)
Free Throw Percentage – 1.000 (2 of 2)
Overstreet (12 points, 3 rebounds)
Sophomore Andy Stempel (11 points, 4 rebounds)
Sophomore Trevor Seibring (7 points, team-high 6 rebounds)

NORTH CENTRAL STATISTICS, LEADERS
Field Goal Percentage – .333 (17 of 51)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage – .143 (1 of 7)
Free Throw Percentage – .563 (9 of 6)
Charles Rosenberg (9 points)
Jack Burchett (5 points, game-high 8 rebounds)

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Titans host Augustana (18-4 overall, 8-3 CCIW) in a critical conference battle at the Shirk Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. The Vikings were 60-29 winners at home over Carthage on Saturday.