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Kylie Macziewski
79
Winner Wentworth WIT 5-4,1-2 CCC
69
Wartburg WAR 4-7,1-2 American Rivers
Winner
Wentworth WIT
5-4,1-2 CCC
79
Final
69
Wartburg WAR
4-7,1-2 American Rivers
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wentworth WIT 32 47 79
Wartburg WAR 31 38 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ben Woods

Men's Basketball Defeated 79-69 by Wentworth Institution of Technology

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Wartburg men's basketball was defeated 79-69 by Wentworth Institute of Technology on Wednesday, Dec. 21 to close play at the Cruzin' Classic. The Knights are now 4-7 overall and remain 1-2 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Game Summary
  • First half
    • Marshun Williams scored the first four points for the Knights and the score was 4-4 after two minutes
    • WIT went on a 9-0 run and led 13-4 with 14:14 left in the half
    • The Knights kept chipping away and retook the lead with 7:42 left in the half after a Keagan John three pointer
    • There were four lead changes over the next three minutes and the Knights led 29-25
    • The Leopards retook the lead and went into the break leading 32-31
  • Second half
    • WIT stretched the lead to six to begin the second half, but the Knights responded with a Jack Molstead jumper and then a John three pointer
    • A Donovon Smith layup gave the Knights a 38-37 lead with 15:45 to play
    • After back and forth scoring the Leopards three-point shooting gave them an eight-point lead
    • The Knights cut the lead to three with 8:44 to play, but WIT continued to hold on to their lead
    • WIT's lead got up to 10, but Wartburg continued to cut into the lead and got it to 69-64 with 2:26 to play
    • After a timeout the Leopards hit another three to push the lead back to eight
    • The Knights were unable to close the gap and fell 79-69
Top Performers
  • Williams
    • Double-double
      • 12 points
      • 11 rebounds
    • 3/6 3P
    • Two assists
    • One steal
  • Hicks
    • 12 points
      • 4/5 FG
      • 4/4 FT
    • Three rebounds
    • One assist
  • John
    • 11 points
      • 4/11 FG
      • 3/8 3P
    • Five rebounds
    • Three assists
    • One block
Notes/Streaks
  • The Knights are now 0-1 all-time against Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • Williams recorded his fourth career Double-double
    • Third this season
  • Wartburg shooting percentages:
    • FG: 41.3%
    • 3P: 32.1%
    • FT: 88.9% (Season best)
  • Richie Rosenblum scored a career-high 10 points
  • Cade Daugherty made his season debut today
    • Scored three points and recorded one rebound in 10 minutes of play
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue the season on Saturday, Dec. 31 with a non-conference matchup against Cornell College at Levick Arena beginning at 1 p.m.
 
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