BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Junior Jordan Nelson knocked in 25 points with the help of six 3-pointers, to pace the No. 5-ranked Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball to an 84-69 win over Augustana at the Shirk Center on Wednesday (Feb. 5).

The Titans improved to 17-3 and 7-2 in the in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Vikings lost for the fourth straight time and slipped to 15-5 overall and 5-5 in the conference.

Nelson had 19 of his points and five 3-pointers in seven tries in the first half to stake the Titans to a 44-31 halftime edge. Augie never was closer than 13 points in the second half and IWU led by as many as 25 with 6:10 to play in the game (78-53). Wesleyan shot .522 in the second half from the field (12 of 23).

IWU led in all but one possession of the game as Augie scored first to hold a 2-0 lead with 18:45 to play in the game, but a 3-pointer by Andrew Ziemnik made it 3-2 IWU with 18:20 to go before halftime and the Titans led the rest of the game with no ties.

IWU had a 40-37 lead in rebounding and committed 13 turnovers compared to nine for the Vikings. The Titans handed out 19 assists on their 27 baskets.

Illinois Wesleyan Statistics and Leaders

Field Goal Percentage - .491 (28 of 57)

3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .500 (13 of 26)

Free Throw Percentage - .714 (15 of 21)

Junior Jordan Nelson (29 points, 4 assists)

Senior Michael Mayberger (13 points, 8 rebounds)

Junior Victor Davis (13 points, 6 rebounds)

Junior Dylan Overstreet (6 assists)

Augustana Statistics and Leaders

Field Goal Percentage - .367 (22 of 60)

3-Point Field Goal Percentage - .182 (2 of 11)

Free Throw Percentage - .821 (23 of 28)

Hunter Hill (13 points)

Brandon Motzel (11 points, 5 rebounds)

Who's Next?

IWU plays at home again at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 8) against Elmhurst in the "Pink Zone" game sponsored by Frontier Communications.