WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg men's basketball opened up American Rivers Conference play on Tuesday, Nov. 22 with a 68-60 loss to the University of Dubuque. 

Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights got out to a 7-0 lead early after a Jack Molstead three pointer and layups from Marshun Williams and Austin Bienemann
  • UD took its first lead of the game five minutes into the game
  • After back-to-back scores from Keagan John, Wartburg still trailed one point with under 12 in the first half
  • Two three pointers gave the Spartans a 25-15 lead
  • The Dubuque lead got to 16 points before the Knights went on a 10-8 run to close the half
  • The Knights shot 40% from the field and 25% from downtown in the first half
• Second Half
  • After two layups from Codey Hicks, Williams hit a three pointer to cut UD's lead to 43-39
  • Molstead hit on back-to-back attempts from beyond the arc, but the Knights still trailed by five with 12:52 to go
  • Five straight points from Hicks tied the game at 50 with under 10 to play
  • After trading baskets the score was still tied with just over five to play
  • The Knights pulled within one point, but Dubuque was able to answer each Wartburg run and hold on for a 68-60 win

Top Performers

• Molstead
  • 22 points
    • 7/19 FG
    • 4/9 3P
    • 4/4 FT
  • Six assists
    • Team-high
  • Five rebounds
• Hicks
  • 13 points
    • 6/8 FG
    • 1/2 FT
  • Eight rebounds
    • Team-high
• John
  • Seven points
    • 2/8 FG
    • 3/6 FT
  • Seven rebounds
  • Two assists
  • One block
  • One steal

Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 2-3 overall and 0-1 in A-R-C play
• Knights move to 90-51 all-time against Dubuque
• Fourth 20 point game for Molstead this season
  • Has scored 22+ in 4/5 games
• The Knights shot 40% from the field and 23.8% from beyond the arc
• Bienemann made his first career start today

Next Time Out
The Knights will continue A-R-C play Wednesday, Nov. 30 against Luther on the road at 7:30 p.m.