Richardson powers Wheaton past visiting Illinois Tech in men’s basketball
WHEATON, Ill. (Interstat) — Soren Richardson scored 25 points and Carson Grier added 14 points and eight rebounds as Wheaton (Ill.) beat Illinois Tech 104-60 in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game Wednesday at King Arena. Attendance was 313. Kyan VanderWoude scored 14 points for the Thunder, Devin Martin had 11 assists, and Brady Wynja added seven points and six rebounds. Pharaoh Amadi led the Scarlet Hawks with 10 points and six rebounds, while Igor Filipovic scored eight. Wheaton shot 38 of 62 from the floor and 11 of 24 from three-point range. Illinois Tech shot 22 of 63 overall and 5 of 16 from beyond the arc. The Thunder held a 50-28 advantage in points in the paint and scored 22 fastbreak points. Wheaton committed 12 turnovers and blocked five shots. Wheaton improved to 2-0, while Illinois Tech fell to 0-1.