WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg College men's basketball team (13-6 overall, 5-5 IIAC) will host Simpson College (12-7, 5-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Senior Nick Webber (Peosta) will be honored prior to tip-off in honor of earning his 1,000^th career point as a Knight.

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The Series
The Storm was victorious 81-68 on their home court earlier this season, but Wartburg holds the all-time series advantage 71-31.

Playoff Picture
The Knights and the Storm both currently sit in the fourth place spot of the Iowa Conference race with a 5-5 record. They trail Buena Vista (8-1), Loras (7-3) and Nebraska Wesleyan (6-3).

Wartburg
The Knights picked up their first home win of the week when they defeated Coe on Wednesday. Twenty-three points is the highest single-game total any Knight has achieved this season. Senior Jordan Cannon (Bolingbrook, Ill.) has tallied 23 points twice, while sophomore Jaran Sabus (Urbandale), junior Nate Woeste (Atkins) and Webber have all recorded 23 points in one game.  

The most rebounds for a single-game belongs to junior Clifton Brown (Mims, Fla.), who grabbed 15 earlier in the season.

Simpson
The Storm enters Saturday's contest after halting Loras' 11-game win streak on Wednesday. Simpson averages 78.2 points per game. Sam Amsbaugh is the leading scorer on the squad with 20.4 points per game. DJ Dafney is the tops the team in rebounds, averaging 8.2 grabs.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 11 NCAA stat categories: 3^rd in free throw attempts (530), 3^rd in free throws made (387), 27^th in scoring offense (85.8), 38^th in total assists (296), 42^nd in assist turnover ratio (1.26), 47^th in field-goal percentage (47.6), 65^th in turnovers per game (12.3), 68^th in turnover margin (2.6), 68^th in three-point field-goal percentage (37.6), 82^nd in free-throw percentage (73.0), and 84^th in assists per game (15.6).

Individually, three Knights rank in the top 100 of four different categories. Sophomore Jaran Sabus (Urbandale, Iowa) ranks 23^rd in free throws made (100), and 41^st in free throw attempts (122).  Junior Nate Woeste (Atkins, Iowa) ranks 97^th in free-throw percentage (83.9). Senior Jordan Cannon (Bolingbrook, Illinois) ranks 85^th in total field goals made (119).