FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) men's basketball team will travel to Indiana Wesleyan University for the Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday, February 25. 

The Cougars, who earned the No. 7 seed in the tournament, will battle the No. 3-seeded Wildcats in Marion, Ind.

2026 CROSSROADS LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

• Wednesday, February 25 - Quarterfinals
  • 7:00 pm - #1 Grace vs #8 Spring Arbor (at GRA)
  • 7:00 pm - #2 Indiana Wesleyan vs #7 Saint Francis (at IWU)
  • 7:00 pm - #3 Huntington vs #6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (at HU)
  • 7:00 pm - #4 Bethel vs #5 Taylor (at BU)
• Saturday, February 28 - Semifinals
  • TBA - #1/8 vs #4/5
  • TBA - #2/7 vs #3/6
• Tuesday, March 3 - Championship
  • TBA - Championship Game

*Each Game Hosted By The Better-Seeded Team

GAME NOTES

• Saint Francis finished the regular season with an overall record of 12-15 and a Crossroads League record of 7-11. 
• IWU closed out the regular season with an overall record of 24-4 and a league record of 14-4. The Wildcats are currently ranked No. 4 in the NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25. 
• The first time these two teams met in the 2025-26 season, Indiana Wesleyan defeated Saint Francis 105-73 inside Luckey Arena. Jevon Lewis led SF with 20 points and five assists. Julius Gizzi led IWU with 26 points, followed by Caedmon Bontrager with 19 points and 11 rebounds. 
• The second time the Cougars and Wildcats played this season, Indiana Wesleyan won 87-73. Eugene Young Jr. led the Cougars with 19 points, followed by Karson Rogers with 18 points and nine rebounds. Caedmon Bontrager led IWU with 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists. 
• As a team, Saint Francis is averaging 86.0 points per game and 36.4 rebounds per game. Indiana Wesleyan is averaging 85.9 points per game and 38.0 rebounds per game. 
• Marr Avance is leading the Cougars with 18.6 points per game, followed by Karson Rogers with 18.2 points per game. Avance has scored 372 so far this season. Rogers has 472 total points on the year and is averaging 11.3 rebounds per game this season.
• Bontrager is leading IWU with 20.8 points per game, with 562 total points scored this season, and 9.4 rebounds per game. 

Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. The academic structure at Saint Francis offers seven pathways: Humanities, Faith and Liberal Arts; Allied Health; Creative Arts and Digital Media; Education, Human Services and Community Care; Leadership and Business; Nursing; and  Sciences and Medical Studies. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis delivers workforce development healthcare programs in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Gas City, Indianapolis, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Five-Star Champion of Character institution, Saint Francis has 21 athletic programs boasting three individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.