WAVERLY, Iowa -- The Wartburg College men's basketball team (10-2 overall, 2-1 IIAC) hosts Loras College (8-4, 1-2) on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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The Series
Wartburg holds the all-time series record, 42-27. Last season the teams split, with the Knights winning 73-70 at home, and the Duhawks winning 84-75 at home.
Wartburg
After going 2-1 on the road during the holiday break, the Knights return to Levick Arena, where they are 5-0 this season. Offensive leadership for Wartburg has been credited to senior Jordan Cannon (Bolingbrook, Ill.), sophomore Jaran Sabus (Urbandale), junior Nate Woeste (Atkins), and senior Nick Webber (Peosta), all averaging double digits in points per game. On defense, junior Clifton Brown (Mims, Fla.) tops the Knights in rebounds (5.7 average).
Loras
The Duhawks enter the competition on a five-game winning streak dating back to Dec. 10. Justin VanWambeke leads the team in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game. Ryan DiCanio follows with 14.3 points per game. DiCanio averages the most rebounds for Loras with 8.4 grabs per contest.
National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 13 NCAA stat categories.
The Knights rank 2
nd in free throw attempts (364), 2
nd in free throws made (265), 21
st in scoring offense (88.8), 22
nd in assist turnover ratio (1.41), 22
nd in field-goal percentage (49.1), 25
th in won-lost percentage (83.3), 26
th in total assists (196), 29
th in turnover margin (4.3), 36
th in turnovers per game (11.6), 63
rd in assists per game (16.3), 85
th in free-throw percentage (72.8), 92
nd in scoring margin (6.8), and 94
th in total rebounds (442).
Individually, three Knights rank in the top 100 of five different categories. Sabus ranks 15
th in free throws made (69), and 23
rd in free throw attempts (85).
Woeste ranks 85
th in free throws made (52). Cannon ranks 33
rd in total field goals made (85), 78
th in total points (210), and 79
th in total field goal attempts (157).
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