INDIANAOLA, Iowa-- The Wartburg men's basketball team (17-9 overall) advanced in the Iowa Conference Tournament with the 76-72 win over Simpson (13-12) Tuesday. The Knights will face top-seeded Nebraska Wesleyan at 7 p.m. Thursday in Lincoln, Neb.

Updated tournament schedule:
Tuesday, February 20th - First Round
No. 6 Central 84, No. 3 Buena Vista 70
No. 5 Wartburg 76, No. 4 Simpson 72
 
Thursday, February 22nd - Semifinals
No.1 Nebraska Wesleyan vs. No. 5 Wartburg | Lincoln, NE | 7 p.m.
No. 2 Loras vs. No. 6 Central | Dubuque, IA | 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, February 24th - Championship
TBD, 7 p.m.

In addition, junior Jaran Sabus (Urbandale) became the 33rd member of the 1,000 career point club for the Orange and Black. He finished with 17 points on the night.

1000 Career Points
1. 1928 - GE Buenning (105 games) - 1966-70
2. 1596 - Jordan Cannon (108 games) - 2013-17
3. 1519 - Jordan Sathoff (104 games) - 2008-12
4. 1477 - John Hearn (89 games) - 1964-68
5. 1450 - Jason Steege (109 games) - 2002-06
6. 1446 - Art Margheim (78 games) - 1954-57
7. 1409 - Mike Murphy (93 games) - 1985-89
8. 1406 - Matt Ellis (76 games) - 1978-81
9. 1355 - John Tuecke (90 games) - 1956-60
10. 1348 - Todd Reinhardt (105 games) - 1987-91
11. 1344 - John Adix (103 games) - 1954-58
12. 1340 - Mike Pipho (108 games) - 1999-03
13. 1309 - Mark Merritt (77 games) - 1980-83
14. 1277 - Tom Manchester (107 games) - 1967-71
15. 1244 - Rich Nickels (82 games) - 1973-76
16. 1190 - Pat Morrison (102 games) - 1997-01
17. 1185 - Rich Kloster (90 games) - 1993-98
18. 1175 - Rob Kain (84 games) - 1991-95
19. 1171 - Nick Webber (110 games) - 2013-17
20. 1159 - Matt Freesemann (73 games) - 1993-96
      1159- Nate Woeste (2014-present)
22. 1152 - Dan Nettleton (106 games) - 1987-91
23. 1151 - Nate Schmidt (108 games) - 2002-06
24. 1133 - Frank Stewart (79 games) - 1969-73
25. 1118 - Ward Prine (81 games) - 1983-86
26. 1112 - Mark Olenius (91 games) - 1987-91
27. 1096 - Fred Waldstein (96 games) - 1970-74
28. 1067 - Jacob Olsen (102 games) - 1999-03
29. 1037 - Dave Jensen (94 games) - 1957-61
30. 1022 - Bob Adix (64 games) - 1952-55
31. 1014 Jaran Sabus (2015-present)
32. 1011 - Cole Danielson (78 games) - 2008-11
33. 1002 - Mark Fry (78 games) - 1974-78

Junior Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) led all scorers with 23 points, which also set a new career-best. His previous mark was 22 set against Nebraska Wesleyan on Feb. 10.

Wartburg led 44-37 at halftime. The Storm used a strong second half as they whittled the margin to two (72-70) with 1:43 remaining. Junior Josh Gehling (Dyersville) doubled the lead with his layup, but Simpson answered with a layup on its next possession to make it a two-point game once more with 0:52 to go.

The Storm called timeout with 0:15 left. An unsuccessful three-point attempt was rebounded by Kickbush who was immediately fouled. Kickbush made both free throws to make it 76-72 as Simpson got the ball back with less than two seconds on the clock. The Storm chose to heave the ball at the rim from beyond half court for its last possession.

The Knights owned the advantages in all three team shooting percentage categories and rebounds (41-28).