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Illinois Wesleyan Falls In CCIW Title Game

 width=The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team came up short in its bid for an NCAA automatic berth, losing 78-74 at Augustana in the title game of the 2015 CCIW postseason tournament on Saturday.

Dylan Overstreet and Trevor Seibring led the way for IWU with 14 points. Overstreet added seven assists and Seibring had a game high eight boards. Pat Sodermann and Alec Bausch had 11 points apiece.

For Augustana, Hunter Hill led all scoreres with 17 points, Jawan Slaughter and Griffin Pils added 15 points apiece.

The Titans are now 19-8 while No. 8-ranked Augustana improved to 23-4. IWU will await the selection committee decision for its postseason fate with the championship announcement set for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 2, via NCAA.com.

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