MARION, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team fell at Indiana Wesleyan University 102-75 in the Crossroads League Tournament Semifinals on Saturday afternoon.

The fourth-seeded Cougars were unable to slow down a red-hot IWU squad. The top-seeded, and No. 3 nationally ranked, Wildcats shot 65 percent from the field to punch their ticket to their sixth straight tournament championship game.

Brandon Durnell had a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds while Paul Marandet finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists.

With the loss, Spring Arbor must wait for a possible at-large bid into the 2019-20 NAIA DII Men's Basketball National Championship. The men's basketball championship bracket reveal is scheduled for Wednesday, Mar. 4 at 6 p.m. ET on the NAIA's Facebook page.

THE  BASICS

FINAL SCORE: No. 24 Spring Arbor 75, No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan 102

LOCATION: Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Ind.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 20-12, Indiana Wesleyan 28-4

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