WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace's men's basketball team flexed its muscles during an 89-75 win over Indiana Wesleyan on Wednesday.

The Lancers have won 10 of their past 11 games, sitting at 17-4 overall (9-2 Crossroads League). Grace sits one game out of first place in the league standings with seven games to play.

Grace enjoyed a hot-shooting night, making 63 percent as a team and 47 percent from the 3-point line to complete the season sweep of IWU.

The Lancers clicked offensively from the opening tipoff, scoring on its first three possessions. Ian Scott set the tone with an alley-oop dunk on Grace's first play.

The score remained practically deadlocked for the first 11 minutes of the first half before Grace started to gain breathing room.

A 3-pointer from Hunter Walston gave the Lancers a 23-21 lead, and Grace never trailed again.

A late 10-2 run helped Grace earn more separation, led by five straight points from Scott.

Grace charged into halftime with a 42-34 advantage. Brycen Graber was a key driver of Grace's success in the half, finishing with 10 points and four assists.

The Lancers outrebounded IWU by six and had a decisive 11-0 advantage in bench points, thanks to the combined 11 points from Carter Stoltzfus and Walston.

Grace produced another fast start to the second half, scoring on its first four plays. Brett Sickafoose canned a 3-pointer on the first play, and Gage Sefton scored four.

Four minutes into the second half, Grace erupted with 11 unanswered points with five of those points coming from Sickafoose. The Wildcats were forced to burn an early timeout, but it did little to slow the Lancers.

Grace opened up a 20-point lead with 14 minutes left in the contest, and the Wildcats struggled to generate a comeback.

A triple from Justin DeGraaf gave Grace a commanding 82-58 lead with 5:39 remaining, and the Lancers strolled to the final buzzer with a comfortable win.

Grace had a marked advantage in the paint, outscoring IWU 46-28 in the paint to go along with a plus-seven edge in rebounding.

Grace tallied 22 assists on just nine turnovers, its third-fewest of the season.

Scott shot 9 of 10 from the floor, finishing with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

Sickafoose poured in 18 points with a trio of 3s, and Ian Raasch shot 6 of 7 for his 13 points.

Graber had 14 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds, Stoltzfus notched nine points with four assists, Sefton had seven points and four boards, Walston had five points, and DeGraaf added three points with three rebounds.

Grace has now beaten five ranked teams on the season.

The Lancers are home again on Saturday at 3 p.m. against Spring Arbor.