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WAUKESHA, Wis. - Hakim Williams (0) during a CCIW game against Carroll inside Van Male Fieldhouse on Saturday, December 3, 2022. (Photo by Kodiak Creative/Jimmy Naprstek)
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Ill. Wesleyan IWU 12-12,7-8 CCIW
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Winner North Park NPU 19-5,12-3 CCIW
Ill. Wesleyan IWU
12-12,7-8 CCIW
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Final
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North Park NPU
19-5,12-3 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 29 28 57
North Park NPU 29 34 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Hoops Downed by North Park

Titans wrap up regular season at home Saturday, Feb. 18, against Carthage

Postgame Interview

CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team was tripped up at North Park University Wednesday night, Feb. 15, in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play. The Titans (12-12, 7-8) could not overcome a tough offensive night in a 63-57 loss to the Vikings (19-5, 12-3).

Junior Ryan Sroka (Lake in the Hills, Ill.-Huntley) scored a team-best 14 points and added seven rebounds, while sophomores Hakim Williams (Round Lake, Ill.-Round Lake) and Harrison Wilmsen (St. Louis, Mo.-Priory) tallied 10 points apiece. Senior Cody Mitchell (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles East) grabbed a team-best 11 rebounds.

As a team, IWU finished just 16-for-56 from the field (28.6 percent) and 1-for-13 (7.7 percent) from beyond the arc. Illinois Wesleyan converted 22-of-30 free throw attempts, good for a 73.3 clip. On the flip side, North Park used a balanced scoring night to overcome IWU. The Vikings shot 32.3 percent from the floor (21-of-65) and went 4-for-25 from distance. At the free throw line, NPU converted 17-of-23 attempts.

Illinois Wesleyan finished with a 44-37 rebounding advantage, but North Park won the turnover battle, 18-10. The Viking bench outscored the Titans 31-17, and NPU mounted leads in fastbreak scoring (14-2) and points off turnovers (20-3).

The game sat tied at 41 all with 9:24 to play before a 14-3 run over five and half minutes pushed the Vikings ahead, 53-44, with 5:46 left to play. Williams converted a pair of free throws and Wilmsen added a putback to trim the deficit to five.

Illinois Wesleyan continued to chip away at the deficit, using a barrage of free throws from Sroka to pull within two, 57-55, with 1:49 left on the clock. 

Fouls and turnovers kept the Green and White from gaining any momentum from there, as the Vikings used a seven-point run to regain control, 63-55. Illinois Wesleyan tacked on a layup in the final seconds, but it was not enough in a 63-57 defeat.

The Titans look to close out the regular season on a high note Saturday, Feb. 18, as IWU celebrates Senior Day with a 4:15 p.m. game against Carthage College. Illinois Wesleyan will celebrate the careers of Lucas Heflen and Cody Mitchell prior to tipoff.

 
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