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Wheaton, Ill. – The Thunder men's basketball team picked up its second consecutive conference win on Wednesday night with a 69-55 victory at home against Millikin (1-16/0-7). Wheaton is now 13-5 overall and 4-3 in the CCIW. The Thunder will host North Central College on Saturday night at 8 PM in a key conference meeting.

The two teams were tied in a 16-16 deadlock with 9:30 remaining in the first half when three consecutive baskets by senior Andrew Jahns sparked a 10-0 run for the Thunder as Wheaton led 26-16 with 5:50 left before halftime. The hosts held a 30-23 advantage at the intermission. The Big Blue never got closer than a five-point deficit in the second half. Wheaton led 37-31 with 15:40 remaining in the game when the Thunder put together a 13-2 scoring run that gave the hosts a 50-33 lead and put Wheaton solidly in front of the Big Blue for the rest of the night.

Jahns (PICTURED RIGHT) led Wheaton with 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, including three three-pointers. The senior captain also scored registered seven assists, with three steals. Jeremy Pflederer contributed 16 points, making five shots from behind the three-point arc. Tim McCrary scored 14 points, with eight rebounds and he distributed five assists. Freshman Tyler Peters scored nine points and Jon DeMoss added seven points.

Kyle Taylor led Millikin with 23 points and four steals. Rodney Clark added 14 points for the guests.

Wheaton shot 57.1% (24-42) from the field, including 60.9% (14-23) in the second half. The Thunder made 44.4% (8-18) of its three-point field goal attempts and shot 65% (13-20) at the free throw line. Millikin tallied a 48.9% (22-45) field goal percentage, with 50% (4-8) from three-point range and 70% (7-10) at the free throw line. Each team grabbed 24 rebounds on the night and Millikin owned an 8-6 edge on the offensive glass.