LINCOLN, Neb. – Wartburg men's basketball fell to Nebraska Wesleyan in the final seconds in a 80-79 loss on the road Saturday, Jan. 7. The Knights are now 5-9 overall and move to 2-3 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • Nebraska Wesleyan University scored the first five points
  • The Knights brought cut the Prairie Wolves lead to 10-9 with 16:21 left in the half after six points from Codey Hicks
  • Wartburg took its first lead of the game when a Marshun Williams three-point play made the score 17-16
  • The Knights led 25-21 with just over 10 minutes to play in the first half after three pointers from Jack Molstead and Cade Daugherty
  • After it being tied 33-33, Wartburg pulled out to a 38-33 lead with 3:12 left in the half after a Rich Rosenblum three
  • After back and forth scoring and multiple lead changes the Knights went into the half trailing 44-41
• Second Half
  • Keagan John scored the first points of the second half with a jump shot, but NWU responded with a three to push the lead back to four
  • Hicks scored the next four points to tie the game at 47, but another three from the Prairie Wolves put them back on top with 15:56 to play
  • Wartburg retook the lead after Molstead connected with three three pointers to put the Orange & Black up 57-52 with under 13 minutes to play
  • NWU rallied to tie the game at 59 before John broke the tie with a corner three
  • The Prairie Wolves answered with eight straight and retook the lead with less then five minutes to play
  • NWU connected on another three with just under two minutes to play to put them up by seven but John answered with a three of his own
  • Trailing 76-70, Molstead connected from deep to pull Wartburg within three with 28 seconds to play
  • Two NWU free throws but them back up by five, but Wartburg continued to fight and answered with a John three pointer to make it 78-76, NWU, with under 20 seconds left
  • After a turnover, Wartburg took the lead after a Molstead three but the Prairie Wolves got to the basket for a game winning layup with a second left to secure a 80-79 win

 
Top Performers

• John
  • 18 points
    • 7/13 FG
    • 3/7 3P
  • Five rebounds
  • Four assists
  • Three steals
• Molstead
  • 18 points
    • 6/11 FG
    • 6/11 3P
  • Five rebounds
  • Six assists
  • One steal
• Hicks
  • 14 points
    • 7/9 FG
  • Five rebounds
  • Two assists

 
Notes/Streaks

• Nebraska Wesleyan now leads the all-time series 11-6
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 53.7% FG
  • 40.0% 3P
  • 69.2% FT
• Four Knights finished in double-digit scoring:
  • Molstead & John: 18
  • Hicks: 14
  • Williams: 10

 
Next Time Out
The Knights continue A-R-C play on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 11 against Coe College at 7:30 p.m.