WAVERLY, Iowa - Men's Basketball (0-2) fell to Grinnell College (3-1) in a 102-97 shootout at Levick Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Marshun Williams led all scorers with 34 points and Trent Allard added a double-double performance for the Knights.

Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • A Williams layup gave the Knights an early 12-4 lead less than four minutes into the game
  • Another Williams layup extended the Knights lead to 25-14 just over nine minutes into the half
  • Sean Walser hit a three to cap off a 13-0 Grinnell run that gave the Pioneers a 27-25 lead with eight minutes to play in the half
  • A pair of free throws from Jackson Leone extended the Pioneer lead to 41-32 with three  and a half minutes to play
  • Williams scored the next four points for the Knights before a Garrett Hempen layup cut the lead down to 43-38
  • Luke Ladwig closed the half with a layup that brought the Knights to within 46-43 at the half
• Second Half
  • Drake Wemark slashed for a layup and extended the Knights lead to 62-55 just over 5 minutes into the half
  • A driving layup from Kai Te Huki brought the Pioneers to within 68-67 minutes later
  • Back-to-back layups from Richie Rosenblum gave the Knights a 80-76 lead with 7:30 left to play
  • A pair of free throws from Drake Wemark gave the Knights an 88-87 lead with four minutes to play
  • Grinnell went on a quick 6-0 burst before a Williams layup cut the lead back down to four with 2:14 left
  • A three pointer from Kai Te Huki extended the Pioneer lead to 100-92 with a minute remaining to help Grinnell hold on for a 102-97 win

Top Performers

• Williams
  • 34 points
    • 14/18 FG
  • 9 rebounds
• Allard
  • 14 points
    • 7/11 FG
  • 12 rebounds
• Ladwig
  • 12 points
    • 4/6 FG
  • 9 assists

Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg still leads the all-time series 15-9
  • First time Grinnell has scored 100 against Wartburg since 2016
• The Knights shot 65.5% from the field in both the first half and second half
• Wartburg out rebounded Grinnell 54-41
• Willams' 34 points is a career high
• First career double double for Allard
  • Career high 14 points

Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Friday, Nov. 17 during the Buzz Levick tournament when they host the University of Northwestern (MN). Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. inside of Levick Arena.