MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – In the one statistical category that mattered, Purdue University Calumet was good enough to collect its sixth win of the season. The Peregrines (6-5) shot nearly 51 percent from the field and five percent better than the home team for the nonconference win.Senior captain Minuyard Wheeler (Wirt) led all scorers with 25 points. Wheeler leads the Peregrine averaging 18.2 points per game this season. Wheeler hit a pair of three-pointers and was nine of 15 from the field. He also had three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win.

Steve Polak (Clark) also had a good night from the field hitting 50 percent overall, 66 percent from the 3-point arc, and 100 percent from the charity stripe to finish with 16 points. Polak also had a pair of assists and steals.

Off the bench, Marcus Summers (Gavit) was perfect from the field hitting three field goals, including a pair of 3-point baskets. The junior finished with 10 points, his highest output of the season, and had three assists.

Junior Vince Johnson (Bishop Noll) scored nine points and shot 50 percent from the floor. Johnson, the team’s third leading rebounder averaging 4.3 per game, grabbed five rebounds and had a pair of assists.

Sophomore Charles Cruz (Gavit) added eight points, three assists, two shot blocks and two steals. Cruz, the Peregrines’ leading rebounder averaging 6.8 per game, grabbed six boards in the win. Derek Withers (Harrison, Lafayette) also scored eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and had five rebounds.

The Peregrines host Brescia University, Kentucky, Thursday at 7 p.m.