WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball defeated Buena Vista University 73-64 at home on Saturday, Feb. 11 to end a two-game skid. The Knights are now 8-6 in American Rivers Conference play and 11-12 overall. 
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • After BVU opened the game with a three, Drew Olson answered with a three of his own and then Codey Hicks scored the next eight for Wartburg to make it 11-9 Wartburg
  • Both Olson and Jack Molstead connected on triples and then Trent Allard scored four in a row to put the Knights ahead 23-12 with 11:03 left in the first half
  • BVU went on a 10-1 run to cut the lead to 24-22 with 6:30 left in the first
  • The Knights regained control after Olson found Allard for a dunk and then both Olson and Molstead made three pointers to make it a 10 point game again
  • Olson made his fourth three of the half to make the score 35-24 with 2:06 to go, but BVU clawed back to make it 35-32 Wartburg with just over a minute left in the half
  • The Knights closed the half with some fireworks as a Keagan John steal led to a deep alley-oop pass that was slammed home by Austin Bienemann at the buzzer to make the score 37-32 Wartburg at halftime
• Second Half
  • The Beavers opened the half with back-to-back threes to take the lead, but an Olson layup put Wartburg back in front 39-38 with 17:08 left in the game
  • After trading baskets the next three possessions, BVU took a three point lead with 14:22 left
  • Both Olson and Allard went 1/2 at the free throw line before Cade Daugherty hit two three pointers to put Wartburg back on top 49-46
  • The Knights never surrendered the lead back to BVU and continued to build a lead after back-to-back buckets from John and a layup from Daugherty
  • Wartburg's lead was back to 10 after Olson's fifth three pointer of the night with 6:32 to go
  • The Knights closed the game out led by Molstead who was 6/6 from the free throw line in the second half
  • Wartburg closed out a 73-64 win at home

 
Top Performers

• Olson
  • 18 points
    • 6/11 FG
    • 5/7 3P
    • 1/3 FT
  • Three assists
  • Two steals
  • Two rebounds
• Molstead
  • 14 points
    • 3/12 FG
    • 2/6 3P
    • 6/6 FT
  • Seven assists
  • Three rebounds
  • One steal
• Hicks
  • 13 points
    • 6/7 FG
    • 1/2 FT
  • Three rebounds
  • One steal
  • One block

Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg leads all-time series 84-66
  • Sweeps regular season series
• Olson
  • Set a career high with five three pointers made today
  • With two steals he is now 10 steals away from becoming the all-time leader in Wartburg history
• Molstead is now 18 assists away from becoming the all-time leader in Wartburg history
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 45% FG
  • 37.5% 3P
  • 52.6% FT
• Wartburg won the turnover battle 23-12
  • Knights had 28 points off turnovers compared to BVU's 10 points
• Knights dominated points in the paint 36-20

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Wednesday, Feb. 15 against Coe College at 7:30 p.m. inside Levick Arena.