Rose leads Titans to victory in Memphis

Posted on November 25, 2017

By Eric Stock

MEMPHIS – Brady Rose scored eight unanswered points after Illinois Wesleyan’s lead had been trimmed to three midway through the second half as the Titans pulled away to an 80-59 win over Millsaps in the Rhodes Thanksgiving Classic at Mallory Gymnasium.

PODCAST: Listen to the postgame interview with IWU coach Ron Rose and senior Brady Rose.

Rose’s left-handed layup and three-point play with 8:36 remaining triggered a 13-0 run for IWU. Rose led with Titans with 20 points. Alex O’Neill finished with 12 points. Jaylen Beasley posted 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds. The Majors (1-3), an undersized team with 16 underclassmen, stayed in the game by limiting the Titans to just 4-for-18 three-point shooting in the second half and 9-for-29 for the game.

PODCAST: Listen to the halftime interview with IWU alum James Ingold discussing the Titans’ visit to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

IWU (4-0) will play the host Rhodes Lynx at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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