Wartburg College Athletics

WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg men's basketball team (0-1 overall) narrowly fell 75-72 to Macalester (1-0) Saturday afternoon.
 
Scoring Summary
First Half

• The Scots opened up a 15-9 lead just over three minutes into the game
• The Scots built their lead to 24-12 with nine minutes remaining in the half
• A Luke Ladwig jumper cut the Scots lead to 29-24 with four minutes left in the frame
• A missed three from Ethan Yungtum at the buzzer left the Scots with a 35-27 halftime lead
• The Knights shot 25.7% from the field and 16.7% from three in the first half
• The Knights held an 18-11 advantage in bench points in the first half 

Second Half

• A three-pointer from Isaac Besh cut the Scots lead to 41-39 with 16 minutes to play
• An and-one three point play from Carter Cuvelier brought the Knights to within 48-46 with 11 minutes to go
• A Caleb Williams jumper extended the Scots lead to 69-61 with three minutes left in the half
• After a made free throw from Williams to extend Macalester's lead to 75-72, a long three-point heave from Luke Ladwig went off the backboard and bounced off the rim, ending the game
• The Knights shot 54.8% from the field and 50% from three in the second half
• The Knights had a 16-13 advantage in points off turnovers

 
Top Performers
Luke Ladwig

• 22 points
  • 7/10 FG
  • 4/6 3P
• 4 rebounds
• 4 assists

Marshun Williams

• 17 points
  • 6/15 FG
• 10 rebounds
• 3 assists

 
Notes

• career-high points from Ladwig
• first double double of the season for Williams
• first collegiate game for Jalen Miller, Ethan Yungtum, Garrett Hempen
• first game in a Wartburg uniform for Besh
• Wartburg owned the team advantages in assists, field goals, and offensive rebounds

Next Time Out
The Knights will continue their homestand on Tuesday, when they host Grinnell College at 7 pm in Levick Arena.