Mangas’ IWU?Career Comes To Close

March 20, 2021 at 3:07 a.m.
Mangas’ IWU?Career Comes To Close
Mangas’ IWU?Career Comes To Close

By Staff Report-

KANSAS CITY - The 2020-21 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball season came to a close Thursday in the 2021 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Round of 16 presented by Ballogy.  

No. 1 seeded IWU was upset by the Pilots of Bethel University, 83-77.

Warsaw native Kyle Mangas led the Wildcats with 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his final appearance on the hardwood for Wesleyan.

Spencer Piercefield hit back-to-back deep balls, and a Mangas deuce gave IWU a 44-39 point lead at the half, their largest of the game.

Bethel did a better job of protecting the ball, however, coughing it up just six times while IWU committed 17 turnovers.

The Wildcats won the battle of the boards 47-38.

IWU finished shooting 42.6% from the field, 35.7% from the three-point line, and 81.8% from the charity stripe.

Seth Maxwell added 16 points and collected 15 rebounds for the Wildcats while Dylan Anderson finished with 13 points and six rebounds.

Indiana Wesleyan finishes the 2020-21 season with a record of 30-3.

KANSAS CITY - The 2020-21 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball season came to a close Thursday in the 2021 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Round of 16 presented by Ballogy.  

No. 1 seeded IWU was upset by the Pilots of Bethel University, 83-77.

Warsaw native Kyle Mangas led the Wildcats with 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his final appearance on the hardwood for Wesleyan.

Spencer Piercefield hit back-to-back deep balls, and a Mangas deuce gave IWU a 44-39 point lead at the half, their largest of the game.

Bethel did a better job of protecting the ball, however, coughing it up just six times while IWU committed 17 turnovers.

The Wildcats won the battle of the boards 47-38.

IWU finished shooting 42.6% from the field, 35.7% from the three-point line, and 81.8% from the charity stripe.

Seth Maxwell added 16 points and collected 15 rebounds for the Wildcats while Dylan Anderson finished with 13 points and six rebounds.

Indiana Wesleyan finishes the 2020-21 season with a record of 30-3.
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