MANKATO, Minn. – Men's basketball's road comeback against Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday, Dec. 30 fell just short as the Vikings defeated the Knights 83-78. Wartburg moves to 2-10 overall and remains 2-2 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights jumped out to a 11-4 lead after layups from Trent Allard, Gabe Trujillo, Ethan Yungtum and Richie Rosenblum and then a three pointer from Luke Ladwig
  • Back-to-back scores from Isaac Besh kept Wartburg in front 17-12 with 13:32 left in the half
  • BLC went on a 10-0 run to take the lead 22-17
  • Trujillo and Ladwig connected from deep to cut the lead to 24-23 with under 10 to play in the first
  • A Yungtum driving layup tied the game at 29 all, but the Vikings went on another run to regain the lead
  • Bethany ended the half on a 16-3 run and led 45-32 at the break
• Second Half
  • Trujillo, Yungtum, and Trent Allard all scored in the opening two minutes of the second half, but BLC remained in front by 10+ points
  • Trujillo and Allard scored five straight points to cut the lead to 10 with 16 minutes to play
  • Six straight points from Yungtum and a three from Ladwig brought the Knights within three points two minutes later
  •  A Besh three ball put Warburg ahead 59-57 and back-to-back threes from Carter Cuvelier kept Wartburg in front with less than 10 minutes to play
  • BLC retook the lead minutes later and never gave it back up
    • Wartburg trailed by six with three minutes to play, but the Vikings held on to win 83-78

Top Performers

• Yungtum
  • 20 points
    • 8/18 FG
    • 0/2 3P
    • 4/4 FT
  • Eight rebounds
  • Three steals
• Ladwig
  • 13 points
    • 5/13 FG
    • 3/8 3P
    • 0/1 FT
  • Nine rebounds
  • Six assists
  • One block
  • One steal
• Cuvelier
  • 18 points
    • 7/15 FG
    • 2/4 3P
    • 2/4 FT
  • Nine rebounds
  • Two assists
  • Two steals

Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg still leads the all-time series 8-3
  • Back-to-back wins in the series for Bethany Lutheran
• Wartburg Shooting: 37.2% FG, 34.8% 3P and 60% FT
  • Opponents Shooting: 47.9% FG, 28% 3P and 66.7% FT
• Outscored Vikings 46-38 in second half
• Career high points for both Yungtum and Cuvelier
  • Cuvelier needed one more rebound for a double double
• Total rebounds were even at 46, but Wartburg held a 17-10 advantage on the glass offensively

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 3 on the road against the University of Dubuque at 7:30 p.m.