UPLAND, Ind. - Grace's men's basketball team conquered its 23rd straight game on Wednesday with an 83-63 win at Taylor.

The indomitable Lancers (23-0, 13-0 Crossroads League) used another balanced approach to vanquish the Trojans, securing the season sweep of TU (9-14, 4-9 CL).

No player for Grace saw more than 24 minutes of action; 11 players for Grace registered a point in the scoring column.

The first half was largely defined by Grace's defense.

The Trojans got on the scoreboard first with a basket in the opening minute. But Grace's defense silenced Taylor for the next several minutes.

TU was held without a point for nearly six minutes, allowing Grace to rattle off 18 straight points. Jakob Gibbs and Cade Gibbs both had five points during the charge, and Elijah Malone had a dunk and a triple to put Grace ahead 18-2.

A trio of foul shots from Ian Raasch lifted the Lancers to a 24-8 lead midway through the first half.

Taylor managed to pull within 10 points of Grace's lead on a few occasions, but each time Grace had a response.

Triples in the final minutes from Jakob Gibbs, Jake Wadding and Graber helped Grace maintain its lead. Taylor swished a 3-pointer of its own in the waning seconds of the half, trimming Grace's lead to 40-32 as the game reached halftime.

Grace only committed three turnovers in the half, and Grace shot 47 percent from the floor compared to 42 percent for TU. But Grace struggled from the free throw line, hitting only 5 of 11.

The Lancers began the second half with style. Malone made a nifty behind-the-back pass to Cade Gibbs for a layup on Grace's first possession.

Cade Gibbs was a constant threat for Grace in attack. He scored seven points over the first five minutes to build the Lancers' cushion.

An and-1 from Malone lifted Grace to a 14-point lead. Carter Stoltzfus pushed Grace's lead to 65-42 with 11 minutes to play, but the Lancers' assault only continued.

Gage Sefton rattled off five straight points, and Ian Scott finished off an alley-oop from Graber to climb ahead by 27 at 74-47.

Grace began to empty its bench midway through the half, and the Trojans were unable to make a dent in Grace's lead.

The Lancers led by at least 20 for the final 12:02 of regulation, easing away for the 20-point win.

Grace finished the game shooting 46 percent on 3-pointers; they also made all nine of their free throws after halftime.

Cade Gibbs led Grace with 14 points and four rebounds in 21 minutes. Jakob Gibbs made 3 of 4 from beyond the arc, scoring 13.

Malone notched 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots, and Scott had 10 points, 5 boards and 2 steals.

Graber finished with 6 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Wadding had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Sefton finished with eight points.

Raasch scored seven points in nine minutes off the bench, and Sickafoose (5 points), Stoltzfus (3 points) and Caleb Herrold (2 points) also contributed to Grace's scoring.

Wednesday's win concludes a long stretch of road games for Grace; five of the past six games for Grace have been away from home.

The Lancers are back home again on Saturday for a doubleheader against Goshen. The women's game will begin at 1 p.m. with the men to follow at 3 p.m.