Illinois Wesleyan overcomes stubborn Big Blue

Posted on January 4, 2017

Trevor Seibring scored 12 points in IWU’s win over Millikin on Wednesday. (Photo by WJBC)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Andy Stempel scored a game-high 18 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan past Millikin, 73-64, in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center on Wednesday.

Brady Rose scored 15 points in his first game back after missing one game due to the flu. Trevor Seibring poured in 14 points on a perfect shooting night (4-4 field goals and free throws).

PODCAST: Listen to the postgame interview with IWU coach Ron Rose and Stempel on WJBC.

Wesleyan (10-3, 2-2 in CCIW) jumped out to an early 14-6 lead on three 3-pointers by Stempel. Zach Fisher’s 3-pointer trimmed IWU’s halftime lead to 37-36.

The Big Blue (2-10, 0-2) led briefly in the second half before the Titans reeled off a 10-0 run capped by an Austin Amann jumper with 12:17 to go.

IWU held Millikin to 31 percent field goal shooting after the Big Blue connected on 52 percent of its tries in the second half.

The Titans host Wheaton on Saturday.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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