Crimson Wave fall at IU South Bend, 96-81

South Bend, IN. – The Calumet College of St. Joseph men's basketball team fall 96-81 to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Indiana University South Bend on Saturday, January 6.

How it Happened

The Crimson Wave (3-10, 1-5 CCAC) came out ready to play as they faced one of the best teams in the CCAC. Throughout the first 10 minutes of the game, there were five lead changes and Calumet College used an 8-0 run to take the lead at 23-22.

CCSJ would continue its good start with five straight points from Devan Nichols and a layup by Floyd Davis to take its largest lead of the game at 38-32.

IU South Bend (11-3, 6-0) would turn the tide in the final five minutes of the first half, outscoring the Wave 16 to three.

With a double-digit lead at halftime, the Titans gained a comfortable lead at home.

CCSJ's Colby Wiggins would make a pull up jump shot early in the second half to cut the Titans lead down to nine, but IU South Bend would respond to extend their lead to 20 in a matter of three minutes.

Calumet College couldn't recover from that deficit and lost its 10th game of the season, as well as its fifth loss in the CCAC.

For the game, CCSJ shot 49 percent (29-of-59) from the field and 38 percent (11-for-29) from 3-point range. The Titans above 62 percent from the field and managed to outscore CCSJ 47 to 26 in bench points.

Crimson Wave Leaders

Devan Nichols led all Calumet College players with 19 points while Colby Wiggins added 14 points. Both Oshawn Lee and Joshua Morris had eight points while Rasmus Westerlund scored 10 points off the bench.

Up Next

The Crimson Wave return to action Wednesday, January 10 as they travel to Trinity Christian University to play the Trolls at 7:00 PM.