DUBUQUE, Iowa – Men's basketball fell to Loras College 100-89 on the road Wednesday, Nov. 29 in American Rivers Conference action. The Knights are now 1-5 overall and 1-1 in A-R-C play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- Luke Ladwig made a three pointer to start the scoring for Wartburg and Isaac Besh scored a basket to tie the game at five all
- A Trent Allard dunk with a foul put Wartburg ahead 9-5 and then three free throws from Besh made the score 12-5 with 16:29 left in the first half
- Carter Cuvelier made a floater and Riche Rosenblum added two from the line to keep Wartburg ahead 20-15 before Cuvelier and Ethan Yungtum hit three pointers on back-to-back possessions
- Loras went on a 12-0 run to take a 33-28 lead with 8:44 left in the half
- A Ladwig three gave the Knights the lead, but Loras quickly answered with a jumper and then a three of its own
- A Yungtum three brought the Knights within two but Loras stretched its lead back to 11
- Second Half
- After almost two minutes of scoreless play, Marshun Williams made an and-one layup to cut the Loras lead to 61-53
- Besh made back-to-back threes to make the score 66-61, Loras, with 15:33 left in the half
- Back-to-back threes from Loras put the Duhawks ahead 13, but Yungtum's fourth three of the Knight put the lead back to 10
- Williams scored two free throws and a driving layup to cut the lead to seven, but Loras scored the next five points to make the score 94-82 with 3:28 remaining
- Loras closed out a 100-89 win
Top Performers
- Williams
- Allard
- 10 points
- Nine rebounds
- Four assists
- One block
- One steal
- Yungtum
- 14 points
- Three rebounds
- Two steals
Notes/Streaks
- The all-time series moves to 51-37 , with Wartburg leading
- Career high 14 points for Yungtum
- Wartburg shot 51.7% FG, 44% 3P and 84.2% FT
- Loras held a 38-22 advantage in rebounds
- 18-6 in second chance points
- Allard was one rebound shy of a double double
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 2 against Central College at 6 p.m.
