Men's Basketball Set for Road Matchup Against Bethany Lutheran

WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 30 on the road against Bethany Lutheran College at 2 p.m.

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The Series

Wartburg leads the all-time series 8-2
BLC defeated Wartburg in Levick Arena a season ago
Knights have won six of the last seven matchups

Wartburg

The Knights enter Saturday's game with an overall record of 2-9
- Both wins came in American Rivers Conference play (2-2 A-R-C)
Marshun Willimas leads Wartburg in scoring with an average of 16.2 PPG
- 50% FG, 26.9% 3P and 70.8% FT
The Knights are averaging 70.8 PPG offensively, but are allowing an average of 82.1 PPG
Wartburg has three shooters that have 10+ made three pointers and are shooting 37.5% or higher from three this season
- Isaac Besh, Luke Ladwig and Richie Rosenblum
Trent Allard and Williams lead the team in rebounding
- 5.6 and 4.9 RPG
Wartburg has gotten to the line more than opponents as they are averaging 12.2 free throw attempts per game compared to opponents' 10.1

Bethany Lutheran

The Vikings are 8-3 overall entering Saturay's matchup
- Have won five of last six games
- Fell to Simpson College earlier this season 81-64
BLC has a high-powered offense that is averaging 82.1 points per game
- 48.5% FG, 34.8% 3P and 70.8% FT
Six players average 10+ PPG
- Hunter Nielsen leads the team with 17.2 PPG, but Drew Sagedhal has scored 22 in both games played this season
Nielsen is almost averaging a double double
- 17.2 PPG and 9.9 RPG
The Vikings are outrebounding opponents by an average of 3.2 rebounds per game
BLC is active defensively, as they average 7.3 steals per game and 5.2 blocks per game

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Players Mentioned

#40 Trent Allard: C; 6' 8"; Senior

#15 Luke Ladwig: G; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#0 Richie Rosenblum: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#2 Isaac Besh: G; 5' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#40 Trent Allard
: 6' 8"; Senior
: C

#15 Luke Ladwig
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: G

#0 Richie Rosenblum
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#2 Isaac Besh
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G