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MarekCarr181
66
North Park NPU 4-20, 2-13 CCIW
111
Winner Illinois Wesleyan IWU 16-8, 9-6 CCIW
North Park NPU
4-20, 2-13 CCIW
66
Final
111
Illinois Wesleyan IWU
16-8, 9-6 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Park NPU 27 39 66
Illinois Wesleyan IWU 54 57 111

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Contact: Tyler Woolbright, Sports Information Director, tawoolbright@northpark.edu

Titans' Near-Perfect First Half Too Much for Vikings

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The North Park University men's basketball team fell to the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans, 66-111, on Wednesday night.

The Titans posted near-identical halves of play, with a 54-point showing in the first half and a 57-point showing in the second half. That first half of play, the Titans could not miss. The IWU offense shot an electric 23-32 (71.9%) from the field while knocking down 7 three-pointers.

Two Vikings, sophomore guard Toby Marek and junior forward Vegard Tangen marked double-digit points in the first half with 11 and 10, respectively. 

North Park was not able to play catch up, down 27-54 at the half, and fell to Illinois Wesleyan 66-111.


Quick Hits:

  • Marek and Tangen led the Vikings with 15 and 14 points, respectively
  • Simon Jacobson came off the bench to post 8
  • Henry Woo also came off the bench with 6 points


What's Next?

North Park (4-20, 2-13 CCIW) heads to Decatur, Illinois this coming Saturday, February 16, to finish their season against the Millikin University Big Blue.

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