BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – In the first round of the 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball championship, Illinois Wesleyan University ousted Webster, 71-70, with two game-winning free throws from Dylan Overstreet with 9 seconds left on Friday, March 7, at the Shirk Center.
 
The Titans (24-4) will face St. Norbert tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 p.m. in Bloomington, Ill. The Green Knights (25-1) defeated Ohio Wesleyan, 87-79, in the first game of the night.
 
IWU controlled the first half, leading the Gorloks, 40-27, going into halftime. The Titans built up a big lead in the early part of the second half, as the Titans led by as much as 54-40 with 14:30 to play, but Webster responded with a 15-0 run to jump ahead, 55-54, with 9:42 on the clock, shifting the game's momentum.
 
In the final five minutes of the game, the Titans and Gorloks fought back-and-forth, coming to a head with nine seconds on the clock when Webster led 70-69. However, the Gorloks sent Overstreet to the charity stripe, where he sunk both free throws to secure the 71-70 victory. An offensive foul gave the ball back to IWU with 3 seconds left.

The Titans were outrebounded 35-31 in the game and committed 14 turnovers compared to 18 for the Gorloks.
 
Illinois Wesleyan Statistics, Leaders
Field goal percentage- .429 (24-of-56)
3-point field goal percentage- .323 (10-of-31)
Free throw percentage- .765 (13-of-17)
Junior Jordan Nelson- 16 points
Senior Andrew Ziemnik- 14 points, 7 rebounds
Senior Victor Davis- 12 points, 4 rebounds
Overstreet - 6 assists
 
Webster Statistics, Leaders
Field goal percentage- .431 (22-of-51)
3-point field goal percentage- .556 (5-of-9)
Free throw percentage- .875 (21-of-24)
Hunter Ward- 25 points, 11 rebounds
Ahmad Smith- 20 points, 5 rebounds (Just 11 points into the game, Smith surpassed the 1,000-point mark, joining only nine other Gorlok players to do so)

What's Next?
The Titans move to the round of 32 against No. 5 ranked St. Norbert, who only has one loss this season 73-62 at Wis.-Whitewater on Nov. 26 ... The Knights have won 23 in a row ... The Titans have 24 wins, a plateau only seven other teams have reached:
29-2 1997
28-3 1996
25-7 2006
25-6 1977
24-5 1988
24-7 2001
24-4 1995
24-4 2014