Box Score

Indiana Wesleyan INWU 24-6, 14-4 CL

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 17-13, 9-9 CL

Indiana Wesleyan INWU

24-6, 14-4 CL

Final

Feb. 18, 2017

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU

17-13, 9-9 CL

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Indiana Wesleyan INWU	34	39	73
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU	33	38	71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/18/2017 12:00:00 AM

Cougars suffer last minute loss to No. 9 IWU on Senior Day

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SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team celebrated senior day by honoring Caleb Hogans, Isaac Love, Thomas Starks, Xavier Prather and student assistant Ted Stowe. After a fast paced, physical battle, the Cougars fell short to No. 9 ranked Indiana Wesleyan University, losing by two late points in the final seconds.

With 30 seconds left, the Wildcats took the lead with an old-fashioned three-point play from Lane Mahurin, and would escape with the victory after SAU's last second shot to tie came up empty.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 71, #9 Indiana Wesleyan 73

LOCATION: SAU Fieldhouse | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 17-13 (9-9 CL) Indiana Wesleyan 24-6 (14-4 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Zach Medendorp was the first to score two minutes into the first half with a second-chance shot in the paint to start an extremely physical and fast paced conference matchup.
Neither team led by more than six points on the afternoon, highlighting the defensive efforts from both sides. The contest featured 12 ties and 17 lead changes.
Indiana Wesleyan grabbed a 13-8 advantage at the 13:01 mark, but a 14-4 run, capped by a bucket from Tommy Hamilton, put SAU ahead 22-17 with 8:19 to play in the opening half. Moments later, a three-pointer from Paul Maranet, would give the Cougars their largest lead of the day, 27-21.
The Wildcats answered with a run of their own to regain the lead. Two late free throws from IWU's Lane Mahurin would give the visitors a 34-33 lead at halftime.
Starks started the second half with energy, driving hard to the basket for a strong and-one, beginning a back-and-forth half of action.
In the final minute, Medendorp finished two crucial free throws to put the Cougars up 71-69 with 39 seconds left. However, Mahurin, who led the Wildcats with 28 points, could not be stopped in the paint and finished an old-fashioned three-point play to put IWU in front.
After missing a go-ahead three-pointer, SAU was forced to foul. Indiana Wesleyan made the first free throw attempt, but missed the second giving the Cougars one last chance. Marandet drove to the basket, but missed a contested shot and Starks' put-back attempt at the buzzer would not go.

FOR THE COUGARS

Medendorp had a huge night recording his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Marandet also finished with 20 points while also adding seven assists and six rebounds.
Starks and Jeff Beckman grabbed eight rebounds each – matching a season-best for Beckman.
The Cougar bench contributed 39 points.
Spring Arbor shot 43 percent (23-for-53) on the afternoon, as well as hitting 80 percent (21-for-26) of their free throw attempts.

FOR THE WILDCATS

Indiana Wesleyan was limited to its second-fewest points in a single game this season by the league's best defense.
The Wildcats finished shooting 42 percent (24-for-57) from the field, including just 6-for-21 from three-point range.
Indiana Wesleyan capitalized on SAU giveaways scoring 17 points from Cougar turnovers.
Mahurin, an NAIA All-American and this year's Crossroads League Preseason Player of the Year, was unstoppable as he recorded a game-high 28 points to go along with 11 rebounds and six assists.
Bob Peters scored 16 points for the Wildcats while Jacob Johnson added 14.

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will be the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Crossroads League Tournament and will travel to No. 4-seeded Taylor University (28-2, 16-2 Crossroads League) for the first round of tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.