Illinois Wesleyan basketball dominates Monmouth

The Illinois Wesleyan Titans improve to 4-0 with a 77-49 win over Monmouth. (Photo courtesy shutterfly user Keith A)

BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Wesleyan men used a 20-4 run to open the second half and pulled away to a 77-49 win over Monmouth at Shirk Center on Tuesday.

Kevin Reed was key to the run as he scored 13 second-half points en route to 15 points and 10 rebounds, both game highs.

Illinois Wesleyan (4-0) scored the game’s first nine points against the Scots (0-2) and never trailed. All 10 Titans played who saw action scored in the win.

Click here to listen to Eric Stock and Joel Swanson’s postgame interviews with Titan’s coach Ron Rose and Reed.

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