Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content
MBB | IWU vs Hope
Kodiak Creative
50
Chicago UC 4-3,0-0 UAA
83
Winner Ill. Wesleyan IWU 6-0,0-0 CCIW
Chicago UC
4-3,0-0 UAA
50
Final
83
Ill. Wesleyan IWU
6-0,0-0 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chicago UC 15 35 50
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 39 44 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Hoops Cruise Past Chicago

Titans remain undefeated at 6-0

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Outside shooting fueled the second-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team to an 83-50 non-conference win over the University of Chicago Wednesday night, Dec. 1, inside the Shirk Center. With the win, IWU remained undefeated at 6-0 on the year, while Chicago dropped to 4-3. 

A tenacious defensive start for the Titans, saw the Green and White score the game's first 11 points, with six coming courtesy of junior Luke Yoder (Normal, Ill.-Central Catholic). 

IWU held UC scoreless for the first 5:21 of the contest, before jumping out to a 23-7 advantage with 8:36 left in the half. Sophomore Ryan Sroka (Lake in the Hills, Ill.-Huntley) hit a three, and junior Lucas Heflen (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles North) made a tough layup to give IWU a 15-point cushion.

Yoder dropped a pass off to senior Matthew Leritz (St. Louis, Mo.-St. Louis University HS) to extend the IWU lead to 21, 32-11, with 2:48 left until the break. A triple by Yoder and a jumper by senior Cory Noe (Mahomet, Ill.-Mahomet Seymour) sent the teams to the half, with IWU in control, 39-15.

Riding the first-half lead, the Green and White extended its lead to as many as 37 in the second stanza. Freshman Harrison Wilmsen (Des Peres, Mo.-St. Louis Priory) sank a layup on a pass from junior Landon Wolfe (Effingham, Ill.-Effingham), before completing the and-one at the free throw line. Wolfe then hit a pair of FTs, followed by a three-ball on an assist from sophomore Pryce Punkay (Champaign, Ill.-Champaign Central) as Illinois Wesleyan ran away victorious, 83-50.

Noe paced the Titans with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including a pair of three-balls, while Yoder diced up the Chicago defense for 17 points. Yoder converted 7-of-10 shots, including two three-pointers, while also adding five rebounds and four assists. Sroka rounded out IWU's double-digit scorers with 11 points, seven rebounds, and two steals.

Leritz grabbed a game-high nine boards, while junior Cody Mitchell (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles East) tallied eight points and eight rebounds.

As a team, the Titans shot a healthy 53.4 percent from the floor (31-of-58), highlighted by an 11-of-22 showing from distance. IWU also went 10-for-13 at the charity stripe, where Chicago went 1-for-3. The Maroons finished 22-for-64 from the field (34.4 percent), and just 5-for-30 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc.

IWU mounted a 42-30 advantage in rebounds, and held a 9-0 edge in fast break points. UC turned nine offensive rebounds into an 11-6 lead in second chance points, and also posted 34 bench points to Illinois Wesleyan's 25. 

The Titans turn their attention to College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play Saturday, Dec. 4, when Carroll University visits the Shirk Center for a 7 p.m. tip.

 
Print Friendly Version