BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The No. 8-ranked Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team (7-1, 1-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) plays a CCIW road game on Saturday, Dec. 8, against No. 3-ranked Augustana College (6-1, 1-0 CCIW) at 7 p.m. in the Carver P.E. Center in Rock Island, Ill.

Go here for links to all live coverage of the two games, including the link to audio provided by WEXG Radio.
 
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TITAN NOTES: Of 416 teams in Division III stats, IWU is 10th with a .489 3-point shooting percentage, seventh with a 1.58 assist/turnover ratio, and 27th with just 11.3 turnovers per game ... The Titans are led by Brady Rose (20.0 ppg, .508 fg%, .460 3p%, .938 ft%, 30 ast), the nation's 57th leading scorer. Rose is 40th in the country with 128 field goal attempts and 62nd with a .460 3-point percentage … Seniors Jason Gregoire (13.0) and Colin Bonnett (11.6) also score in double figures for the Titans … Rose has 1,284 career points, 22nd at IWU ... IWU has a 3-pointer in 637 straight games (the NCAA Division III record) dating back to an 86-76 win at North Park on Jan. 28, 1996 ... Go here to see Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball statistics.
 
3-POINT RANKINGS: Brady Rose is No. 9 all-time at IWU with 175 3-pointers (in 87 games). Two other current Titans rank in the top 43 in career 3-pointers made. They are:
#20. 103 - Colin Bonnett (86 games) - 2015-19
#T40. 54 – Jason Gregoire (44 games) - 2016-19
Go here to see all IWU men's basketball career records.
 
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS: Augustana ranks No. 26 nationally with a +9.9 rebound advantage … The Vikings have four players scoring in double figures, led by Nolan Ebel (17.3) and Pierson Wofford (14.1) … Ebel is the 26th leading scorer in Augie history with 1,023 points and Chrishawn Orange is the school's 16th all-time highest scorer with 1,193 points … Micah Martin leads the Vikings with 16 blocked shots and his Martin's 128 career blocks is second-most at Augustana since the statistic was first officially tracked in 1979-80 ... Go here to see Augustana men's basketball statistics.
 
COACHES: In his 13th season at IWU, Ron Rose has a 232-112 overall mark (.670) with a 111-63 CCIW ledger. He is third in wins at IWU, behind Dennie  Bridges (667-319, 1965-01) and Jack Horenberger (264-212, 1945-65) ... In his 20th season at Augustana, Grey Giovanine has a 395-139 overall mark and a 188-83 conference record. His record against Illinois Wesleyan is 27-17 … He previously had an 80-85 record at Division I Lamar.
 
THE SERIES: IWU leads the series, 93-74 (since 1914-15)...IWU snapped a six-game losing streak to Augie with a 30-point win over the Vikings (107-77) on Feb. 21, 2017 ... IWU is the only CCIW team with a winning record vs. Augustana ... IWU had a 23-year run (1947-70) where they were 32-8, including 13 straight from 1964-70.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Titans break for finals before their next game at home against Carroll University on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m.