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Julie Drewes
71
Winner Wartburg WAR 8-10,5-4 American Rivers
63
Dubuque DBQ 13-6,6-4 American Rivers
Winner
Wartburg WAR
8-10,5-4 American Rivers
71
Final
63
Dubuque DBQ
13-6,6-4 American Rivers
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wartburg WAR 28 43 71
Dubuque DBQ 37 26 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ben Woods

Men's Basketball Erase 14 Point Deficit for 71-63 Win Over Dubuque; Jack Molstead Joins 1,000 Point Club

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball came back from down 14 points to win its third straight American Rivers Conference game with a 71-63 win over the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Knights are now 5-4 in A-R-C play and 8-10 overall. 
 
Game Summary
  • First Half
    • After UD scored the opening basket, Wartburg scored six straight behind four points from Codey Hicks and two points from Marshun Williams
    • The Spartans scored five straight to take a 7-6 lead with 15:07 to go in the first half
    • The Knights took a 9-7 lead after a free throw from Hicks and a layup from Molstead, but Dubuque responded with a 10-0 run to go up 17-9
    • Drew Olson stopped the run with a jumper but Dubuque continued to hold a lead
    • A three pointer from Molstead brought Wartburg within eight with 4:45 to go in the half
    • With UD up 11, Keegan Zimmerman hit back-to-back threes but Austin Bienemann made a three and a layup to respond
    • Molstead and Williams both made layups to bring the Knights within nine to close the half
      • Dubuque led 37-28 at the break
  • Second Half
    • Williams and Molstead scored the first five points for the Knights to start the second half to get within four points
    • UD went back up by 10, but the Knights answered with a three pointer from Keagan John and an Olson three-point play that made the score 45-41 with 15:58 to go
    • Bienemann made his second three of the game to bring the Knights within three points, but Dubuque continued to hold on to the lead
    • Trailing by three, Molstead scored nine straight points to give the Knights a 57-55 lead with 9:23 to play
    • Wartburg held on to a one possession lead over the next six minutes
    • After a Williams layup to keep the Knights up three, UD tied the game at 63-63 with 2:23 to play
    • Olson broke the tie with a floater to put the Knights up two and then out of a timeout he made a three pointer to make the score 68-63 with 54 seconds left
    • The Knights closed out the 71-63 win with a John layup and a free throw from Molstead
 
Top Performers
  • Molstead
    • 22 points
      • 9/13 FG
      • 3/5 3P
      • 1/3 FT
    • Six rebounds
  • Olson
    • 14 points
      • 5/9 FG
      • 1/3 3P
      • 3/3 FT
    • Three rebounds
    • Two assists
    • Two steals
  • Williams
    • 12 points
      • 5/10 FG
      • 2/2 FT
    • Seven rebounds
    • One assist
    • One steal
 
Notes/Streaks
  • Molstead has now joined the 1,000 point club with his 22 points scored
    • 35th player to score 1,000+ career points in program history
    • First player since 2019
  • The Knights are now 91-41 all-time against Dubuque
  • Third straight A-R-C win
  • Bienemann scored a career high eight points in 16 minutes of action
  • 11 turnovers is tied for second to least in a game this season
  • Eighth 20 point game for Molstead this season
  • Wartburg team shooting percentages:
    • 53.8% FG
    • 38.9% 3P
    • 66.7% FT
 
Next Time Out
The Knights will close the week on the road against Simpson College on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m.
 
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