Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton men's basketball team improved to 2-0 on Wednesday night with a 104-60 victory against Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). The 104 points scored tonight are the most for Wheaton in a single game since a 107-95 victory at Illinois Wesleyan in February of 2018.

Tonight's win followed a 101-71 Thunder win against MSOE last Saturday night as the Thunder record back-to-back wins scoring at least 100 points for the first time since 1987-88. It is also the first time in program history that Wheaton has opened season with two-consecutive victories of at least 100 points. 

Thunder All-American Soren Richardson led all players with 25 points tonight in 26 minutes of action. Richardson shot 64.3% (9-of-14) from the field, including 60% (3-for-5) from three-point range. The senior also distributed six assists and grabbed four rebounds.

Carson Grier and Kyan VanderWoude each scored 14 points for the hosts. Grier shot an impressive 77.8% (7-for-9) from the field and collected eight rebounds. Guard Reid Olson was 4-for-7 from three-point range in scoring 12 points tonight. Devin Martin distributed a career-high 11 assists and he added seven points. Martin exploded for a first-half dunk (VIDEO) thanks to Carson Grier's blocked shot on the defensive end. Brady Wynja also scored seven points as he grabbed six rebounds.

The Thunder shot a stellar 61.3% (38-62) from the field tonight, including 45.8% (11-of-24) from three-point range. The Scarlet Hawks posted a 34.9% (22-of-63) field goal percentage, including a 31.3% (5-of-16) effort behind the three-point arc. Wheaton shot 60.7% (17-of-28) at the free throw line and IIT had a 47.8% (11-of-23) effort at the charity stripe. Wheaton out-rebounded the guests 44-37 and IIT held an 11-7 edge on the offensive glass.

Pharaoh Amadi led IIT tonight with 10 points and six rebounds. Aris Duni and Igor Flipovic each contributed eight points, with Duni adding six rebounds.

Wheaton is off until next Friday when the Thunder host Piedmont for the opening evening of the 2026 Lee Pfund Classic.