GAME STATS PICTURED ABOVE: Nate Haynes (LEFT) scored 18 points with 15 rebounds and Tyler Peters (RIGHT) scored 15 points with seven rebounds to lead Wheaton in a win at Millikin.

Decatur, Ill. - The Wheaton Thunder men's basketball team earned a 62-52 victory at Millikin University (8-15/4-8 CCIW) on Saturday afternoon. Wheaton is now 18-5 on the year, with an 8-4 record in conference play. The Thunder will resume conference play next Saturday with the final home game of the regular season when Carthage College visits King Arena for a 7 PM tipoff.

Nathan Haynes led Wheaton with 18 points and 15 rebounds to record his league-leading 10th “double-double” of the year. Haynes shot 8-for-12 from the field, with five offensive rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals.

Tyler Peters scored 15 points, with seven rebounds to aid the Thunder cause. Brayden Teuscher (PICTURED RIGHT) scored 10 points and Michael Kvam scored eight points.

The Thunder posted a 50% (24-48) field goal percentage, with 30% (3-10) from three-point range and 68.8% (11-16) at the free throw line.  Millikin shot 32.3% (20-62) from the floor, with 11.1% (2-18) from three-point range and 76.9% (10-13) at the charity stripe. Wheaton out-rebounded the Big Blue 34-31 in the game, however, Millikin held a 16-10 edge on the offensive glass.

Deavis Johnson led Millikin with 13 points and 10 rebounds. TJ Griffin scored 10 points, while Rodney Clark and Trent Windemuller each scored eight points.

Wheaton never trailed in today's victory against the Big Blue as the Thunder jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the first six minutes of the contest. Wheaton's largest lead of the first half was a 12-point bulge at 30-18 with 4:35 left before halftime. Millikin put together a 10-2 run over the final 4:20 of the first half to cut Wheaton's lead to 32-28 at halftime.

Wheaton out-scored the Big Blue 10-4 over the first four minutes of the second half as the Thunder increased its lead to 42-32 with 16:00 left in regulation. Wheaton's largest lead of the game was a 13-point advantage at 50-37 with 11:00 remaining in regulation of a game that the Big Blue could get no closer than a six-point deficit in, as Wheaton secured the key conference road win.