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.
https://audioboom.com/posts/6515169-brady-rose-ron-rose-illinois-wesleyan-men-s-basketball-point-guard-and-head-coach-11-25-17
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.
https://audioboom.com/posts/6515116-james-ingold-mclean-county-chairman-of-the-st-jude-run-for-bloomington-and-peoria-11-25-17
IWU (4-0) will play the host Rhodes Lynx at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Eric Stock can be reached at eric.stock@cumulus.com.
