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WAVERLY, Iowa-- Behind a career-high 28 points from junior Nick Webber (Peosta) and 23 points from classmate Jordan Cannon (Bollingbrook, Ill.), the No. 2 seed Wartburg (16-10 overall) defeated the No. 6 seed Buena Vista, 92-77 Thursday night. Sophomore Nate Woeste (Atkins) completed the leading scorers with 14 points.

WARTBURG vs. BUENA VISTA SEMIFINALS IIAC TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS


The Knights took a commanding 52-31 lead at halftime and led by as many as 28 points in the second half. The Orange and Black held the team advantages in every shooting percentage category and outrebounded BV, 41-36. Wartburg defeated Buena Vista all three meetings this season for the first time in school history. The Knights earned two wins over BV in previous years, but the conference tournament did not yet exist at those times.

This will mark the ninth overall and second straight appearance in program history in the Conference tournament Championship game for Wartburg.

The Knights will host the No. 5 seed, Central, Saturday at 7 p.m. The winner of that game receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This will also mark the first meeting between the Dutch and the Orange and Black in the conference tournament championship. The last time these two teams met in the conference tournament was the quarterfinals of the 2004 bracket where Wartburg won 75-62.

Wartburg holds the all-time series lead at 64-43 series and the teams split the games in the regular season as each won on its home court.

WARTBURG vs. BUENA VISTA SEMIFINALS IIAC TOURNAMENT FULL GAME


This is the first time the Knights have hosted the IIAC Tournament Championship in Levick Arena and "the W" as the last time Wartburg hosted was in 2005 in Knights Gym and the former Physical Education Center (PEC), when current assistant coach Jason Steege was a junior.