WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg men's basketball will continue its American Rivers Conference schedule on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. when they play host to the University of Dubuque inside Levick Arena. The Knights and Spartans competed in a nonconference contest back on Jan. 16 with UD coming out on top by a score of 88-71. 

Saturday, Jan. 30 - 2:00 p.m. - Waverly, Iowa - Levick Arena
Wartburg Knights (2-3, 0-1 A-R-C) vs. University of Dubuque (5-0, 1-0 A-R-C) 

Series Record: Wartburg leads 89-48
Last Five Meetings: 
Jan. 16, 2021 -- L, 71-88 (Dubuque)
Feb. 22, 2020 -- W, 92-81 (Dubuque)
Jan. 04, 2020 -- W, 95-79 (Waverly)
Feb. 19, 2019 -- L, 80-83 (Waverly)
Feb. 16, 2019 -- W, 71-61 (Dubuque) 

Attendance Policy 
Two people per each participant (student-athlete/coach/staff member) will be permitted to attend basketball, volleyball, and wrestling home events inside Levick Arena. Seating for spectators will take place in the west bleachers across from the team benches. 
 
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Last Time Out
Wartburg secured its second win of the season when it defeated Cornell College 85-74 on Tuesday, Jan. 26 inside Levick Arena. With the victory, the Knights have now won five of the last six meetings against the Rams. 

The Knights got off to a fast start in the first half as they established a comfortable lead half way through the period after going on an 18-2 run. Wartburg shot the ball well throughout, converting on 46.7% of its 3-pointers and shot 56.3% from the field at halftime.

Starters Trent Allard and Max Smith Drahos shot a combined 7-of-10 from the field in the first and totaled 18 points. Freshman forward Marshun Williams also played a pivotal roll as he recorded seven points off the bench on 3-of-4 shooting and Wartburg held an 18-2 advantage in bench points at the break. 

Wartburg saw its 22-point lead quickly cut to 10 in the second when Cornell went on a 12-2 run of their own. The Rams' comeback was bolstered by some hot shooting as Cornell made 50% of its attempts from long range and 51.5% from the field in the second half. The Knights led by just six points with 4:44 remaining but senior forward Ryan Stulken and senior guard Drahos closed the gate down the stretch with timely buckets to secure the victory. 

The Cedar Rapids native Drahos led the Knights in scoring with a season-high 17 points to go along with a team-high six assists, which notched a season best for the senior. Stulken also tallied a season-high 15 points while fellow forward Allard had a career night with 13 points and a team-best nine rebounds. Defensively, the Knights forced 15 turnovers on 10 steals and two blocks. Wartburg held its opponent to 42.4% from the field, 36.4% from beyond the arc and 50% from the charity stripe. The Orange & Black recorded a season-high 85 points and shot 29-63 from the field, 11-28 from 3-point land and 16-21 from the free throw line. 

University of Dubuque
The Spartans come into the contest with a perfect 5-0 record and most recently defeated Coe College 86-71. Dubuque's offense has been humming as of late as they are averaging 91 points per game and have a 22.2 scoring margin. The shooting of UD has been red hot, averaging 48.8% from the field, 47% from 3-point land and 74.8% from the free-throw line. 

Defensively, the Spartans are holding their opponents to 68.8 points per game on 43.6% shooting from the field. Another stat that favors Dubuque's defense is that opponents are averaging 15.6 turnovers per contest. UD also holds a slight rebounding advantage on the year with a positive margin of six boards. 

Sophomore guard Patrick Mayfield has been the star of the show offensively for Dubuque, averaging 20 points per game on a 55.9% clip from the field and 62.5% from long range. Fellow guard Sam Kilburg is also averaging double figures in scoring with 11.2 and senior forward Peter Ragen has record 15.4 points per contest. 

Dubuque was ranked fourth in the preseason A-R-C polls but look as though they will be a contender come March.