KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2022 men’s basketball season came to a close in the NAIA Round of 16 Thursday, as No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan men’s basketball fell 88-84 to No. 3 William Jessup. The Warriors buried IWU with a 21-point hole at the break, behind 51% shooting from the floor and 10 made triples. Despite the hole, IWU would battle in the second half, going on an 18-4 run, knocking down eight second-half triples.
The Wildcats concluded their season with a record of 28-7, marking the 14th season in the Greg Tonagel era, IWU has won at least 25 games.
- Location: Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Mo.
- Records: IWU – 28-7 | William Jessup – 30-6
- NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU – #7 | William Jessup – #13
- NAIA Championship Seed: IWU – #2 | William Jessup – #3
- WJU blitzed IWU early, jumping out to a quick 8-0 lead forcing a quick IWU timeout. WJU would push their lead to 22 points with 8:56 left in quarter one.
- IWU opened the game shooting 26% on 5-of-19 shooting while WJU shot 63%, putting IWU in a 21-point hole at the half.
- The Wildcats didn’t go away quietly, starting the second half on a 16-0 run, shrinking the William Jessup lead from 21 to 5.
- Griffin Kliewer – 18 points, 3 rebounds
- Spencer Piercefield – 14 points, 7 assists
- Dan Largey – 19 points, 6 rebounds
- Seth Maxwell – 10 points, 9 rebounds
- 10 – how many first-half threes the Warriors knocked down
- 27 – total number of IWU bench points
- 32 – points in the paint by IWU
- 52 – how many second-half points IWU scored
Recent Comments