Illinois Wesleyan builds big first-half lead, defeats Carthage

Posted on February 1, 2015

Senior guard Jordan Nelson scored all 15 of his points from the three-point line (5-for-8) in Illinois Wesleyan's 77-65 win against Carthage Saturday. (WJBC file photo)

By Joe Ragusa

Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball never trailed against the Carthage Redmen Saturday night and won 77-65 at the Tarble Arena.

LISTEN: Titans guard Joel Pennington and head coach Ron Rose join WJBC's Eric Stock after IWU's 77-65 win against Carthage Jan. 31.

The Titans (15-5, 7-2 CCIW) built a 24-point lead with 5:29 left in the first half. Carthage (7-12, 2-6 CCIW) committed several turnovers early, but remained in the game with a relatively clean second half. The final turnover tally was 13-10 in favor of Wesleyan.

The Titans shot 42 percent from three (13-for-31) compared to 26 percent (6-for-20) for the Redmen. Senior guard Jordan Nelson led all scorers with 15 points, all from beyond the arc (5-for-8). Senior guard Dylan Overstreet scored 14 for the Titans and had four assists.

Illinois Wesleyan will play Millikin Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Decatur.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected].

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