SPRINGFIELD - The Wittenberg University men's basketball team enjoyed a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory on Wednesday at the HPER Center, crushing the visiting Wabash College Little Giants 97-73. The Tigers, who drained a school record 19 three-pointers in the game as seven different players nailed shots from long range, improved to 18-2 overall this season and 11-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Leading the way, as usual, was senior forward Ryan Taylor (Waynesfield, Ohio/Goshen). In just 23 minutes of action, Taylor hit 9-of-13 shots from the field (6-of-8 from three-point range) and finished with 24 points. In the process, Taylor became just the 10th player in Wittenberg history to surpass 1,300 points in his career.

While he was the team's leading scorer for the 15th time in 20 games this year, Taylor had plenty of help. Senior center Chris Fillmore (Barberton, Ohio/Barberton) had one of the finest all-around games in Wittenberg history, scoring 10 points (including a pair of three-pointers, his first of the season), grabbing 11 rebounds and distributing eight assists. Wittenberg has never had a triple-double in school history.

Also scoring in double figures were sophomore forward Kevin Longley (Vandalia, Ohio/Butler), who added 10 points and six rebounds, and junior guard Greg Rustad (Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood), who chipped in with 12 points and three assists. In addition, freshman guard Rod Emmons (South Bend, Ind./John Adams) canned three 3-pointers in just nine minutes off the bench to record a career-high nine points.

The Tigers improved to 11-0 at home on the season, and they have a chance to finish with a perfect regular season home mark on Saturday against Allegheny. The Gators will provide the opposition for Senior Day festivities, at which time Wittenberg's four seniors - Taylor, Fillmore, guard Kyle Krauss (Deshler, Ohio/Patrick Henry) and guard Alex Welp (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) - will be honored.