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Julie Drewes
81
Winner Central (IA) Cent 7-1,3-0 American Rivers
49
Wartburg WAR 1-7,1-2 American Rivers
Winner
Central (IA) Cent
7-1,3-0 American Rivers
81
Final
49
Wartburg WAR
1-7,1-2 American Rivers
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central (IA) Cent 40 41 81
Wartburg WAR 24 25 49

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Ben Woods

Men's Basketball Fall to Central at Home

WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball fell at home to Central College 81-49 in American Rivers Conference play on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Knights are now 1-7 overall and 1-2 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary
  • First Half
    • After almost two and a half minutes of scoreless play, Central made a three and Wartburg answered with a layup from Richie Rosenblum
    • A Marshun Williams layup with the foul tied the game at 9-9 with 13:52 left in the half
    • A Rosenblum floater put Wartburg ahea by one, but Central answered quickly with a three pointer to go back ahead 12-11
    • Central's Brad Curren scored eight straight for Central and then a fast break layup extended the lead to 25-15 with just over eight minutes left in the half
    • An Ethan Yungtum three ball and a layup from Allard cut the lead to seven, but the Dutch answered with another three to keep the lead at 10+
    • Five Central points to close the half gave the Dutch a 40-24 lead at the break
  • Second Half
    • Central opened the half with a 16-0 run that put them ahead 56-24 before a Carter Cuvelier layup ended the run with 14:49 left to play
    • Garrett Hempen attacked the paint for a layup and Cuvelier connected from three, but the Dutch answered and extended the lead back to 36
    • Central's lead grew to as many as 42,  but Williams and Trent Allard both got to the line to cut into the lead
    • Six straight points from Williams and then a basket from Cuvelier brought the score to 76-44 with 3:39 left
 
Top Performers
  • Williams
    • 18 points
      • 5/14 FG
      • 1/2 3P
      • 7/7 FT
    • Seven rebounds
    • One steal
  • Cuvelier
    • Seven points
      • 3/10 FG
      • 1/6 3P
    • Five rebounds
    • One assist
    • One steal
  • Drake Wemark
    • Four rebounds
    • Two points
      • 1/4 FG
    • Two steals
    • One assist
 
Notes/Streaks
  • Back-to-back losses in the all-time series to Central
    • Wartburg still leads the series 71-53
  • Central dominated the glass with a 53-38 advantage in rebounds
  • The Dutch had an edge in fast break points (12-2) as well as bench points (38-21)
  • Knights were held to 26.5% FG, 12% 3P and 62.5% FT
  • 11 different Knights scored
 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at home against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 7:30 p.m.
 
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