WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball is set to continue American Rivers Conference play this week with matchups against Central College and Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Knights will host Central on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and then will be on the road Saturday, Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. against NWU.
 
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The Series

• Central
  • Wednesday will mark the 143^rd matchup between these programs
  • The Knights lead the series 89-53
  • The season series has been split 1-1 the past two seasons
• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Saturday will be the 17th all-time matchup between these schools
  • NWU leads the series 10-6
  • The Knights snapped an eight-game losing streak in the series last season with back-to-back wins

Wartburg
 

• The Knights enter the week with a 4-8 overall record and a 1-2 record in A-R-C play
  • The Knights have lost two of their last three games
• Four Knights are averaging over 12+ points per game:
  • Jack Molstead: 17.4 ppg, Keagan John: 14 ppg, Marshun Williams: 12.5 ppg and Codey Hicks: 11.8 ppg
• Wartburg is averaging 74.9 points scored per game and allowing 76.5 points per game through 12 games
• The Knights are currently ranks 45^th in defensive rebounds per game in all of Division III with 29.75 per game
  • Second in A-R-C
• Wartburg shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 44.7%
  • Three point – 33.2%
  • Free throw – 69.4%
• Opponent shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 43.3%
  • Three point – 32.3%
  • Free throw – 63.9%
• John is currently second in the A-R-C in steals with 26 this season

 
Record Watch

• Molstead is 93 points away from joining the 1,000-point club
• Molstead's three-point percentage of 47.1% is currently tied for fifth for best in a Wartburg season
• Coach Dick Peth is nine wins away from win number 400 at Wartburg

 
Central

• The Dutch enter the week on a five-game winning streak
  • 8-3 overall, 3-0 in A-R-C play
• Central is led by Joshua Van Gorp and Kade Terrell offensively
  • Van Gorp: 16.8 PPG
  • Terrell: 13.9 PPG
• Van Gorp leads the Dutch in rebounding with 8.5 rebounds per game
  • Second in A-R-C
• Central is scoring 69.9 points per game on average and is allowing an average of 60.1 points per game
  • No. 1 scoring defense in the A-R-C
  • No. 15 scoring defense in Division III
• Shooting percentages this season:
  • 47.1% FG
  • 32.8% 3P
  • 61.6% FT

 
Nebraska Wesleyan

• NWU enters the week with a 6-6 overall record and a 2-2 record in A-R-C play
  • The Prairie Wolves will host the University of California, Santa Cruz before Saturday's matchup
• Nebraska Wesleyan is averaging 78.3 points per game and allowing 70.6 points per game
  • No. 4 scoring offense and No. 5 scoring offense in A-R-C
• Peter Lash leads the conference in both scoring and rebounding
  • 21.9 PPG
    • 47.6% FG
    • 39.1% 3P
    • 85.5% FT
  • 8.9 RPG
• NWU shooting percentages:
  • 45.1% FG
  • 32.8% 3P
  • 73.9% FT