EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Wartburg men's basketball fell to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 72-58 on the road Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Knights now fall to 3-5 overall and remain 1-2 in A-R-C play.
 
Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights got out to an early lead behind free throws from Keagan John and a basket from Marshun Williams
  • The Blugolds came back to take a 10-6 lead, but the Knights tied it up at 10 with 15:16 left to play
  • UW-Eau Claire took a 15-point lead after a 19-4 run over the next six minutes
  • The Orange & Black went on a 10-0 run led by three pointers from Williams and Jack Molstead
  • Another Blugold run led to a 35-24 lead with just over two minutes left in the half
  • An Austin Bienemann bucket cut the lead under 10, but the Blugolds finished the half up 14 with a 42-28 lead

 

• Second Half
  • Wartburg came out of the half firing with a 7-0 run behind five points from John
  • UW-Claire responded with another run of their own and stretched the lead back up to 16 points after five points from Michael Casper
  • The Knights were unable to go on another run to close the lead and trailed 64-49 with eight minutes to play
  • The Blugold lead got to 20 at its highest, but the Knights closed the game on a 6-0 run to make the final score 72-58

 
Top Performers

• Williams
  • 14 points
    • 6/8 FG
    • 2/2 3P
  • Eight rebounds
  • One block
  • One steal
• Codey Hicks
  • 12 points
    • 6/7FG
  • Two rebounds
• Molstead
  • Nine points
    • 3/5 3P
  • Four assists
  • Three rebounds
  • One steal

 
Notes/Streaks

• The all-time series is now tied 6-6
• Least points scored this season
• Three different Knights scored their first points of the season
  • Gabe Trujillo, Abraham Cook and Nnamdi Onuigbo
    • Trujillo and Cook's first career points
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • FG: 47.1%
  • 3P: 54.5%
  • FT: 50%

Next Time Out
The Knights ae back in action this weekend when they host Simpson College at 4 p.m. inside Levick Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10.