WAVERLY, Iowa--The No. 14 Wartburg men's basketball team (4-1 overall, 0-0 IIAC) travels to Dubuque (5-0, 0-0) to open Iowa Conference action on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m.

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The Series
The Orange and Black have a commanding lead in the all-time series against the Spartans, 84-46. Wartburg won both of last season's meetings, 94-74 and 80-61.

Wartburg
Wartburg enters their conference opener on a four-game win streak.

The Knights' offense is powered by senior Nate Woeste (Atkins) with 13.8 points/game, senior Sawyer Herman (Monticello) with 12.4, junior Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) with 11.2 and junior Jaran Sabus (Urbandale) with 10.8. 

On defense, Sabus has a team-best 7.2 rebounds per game. Woeste has 5.2 Senior Clifton Brown (Mims, Fla.) has tallied four blocks on the season and Kickbush and freshman Max Smith Drahos (Cedar Rapids) each have recorded seven steals. 

Dubuque
The Spartans have started their season off with a perfect 5-0 record. 

TJ Lake leads the Dubuque offense with an average of 22.2 points per game and a total 111 points on the season. Lake has also shot .750 from behind the arc this season. Jamaree Atwater nets 17.4 points per game. 

Atwater also leads the Spartan defense, leading the team in rebounds with 5.4 grabs per game.

National Stat Rankings
The Knights rank in the top 100 of seven statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
Wartburg ranks 43^rd in total blocks (18), 57^th in won-loss percentage (80), 64^th in free throws made (73), 68^th in total 3-point field goals made (41), 70^th in total rebounds (182), 72^nd in free throw attempts (103), and 96^th in 3-point field goal attempts (108).
 
Individually, four Knights rank in the top 100 of seven statistical categories: Woeste ranks 13^th in free throws made (31) and 21^st in free throw attempts (35); Herman ranks 51^st in total 3-point field goals made (14) and 87^th in 3-point field goal percentage (48.3); Kickbush ranks 51^st in 3-point field goals made (14) and 69^th in 3-point field goal attempts (33); and Sabus ranks 90^th in total rebounds (36) and 98^th in double doubles (1).