WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball open postseason play this week with an American Rivers Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup against Loras on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Dubuque, Iowa.
 
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 The Series

• Loras
  • Each team won at home during the regular season series
  • Wartburg leads all-time series 57-43
  • Have met four times in A-R-C Tournament
    • Wartburg leads series 3-1
  • Rematch of last season's quarterfinal matchup

Wartburg

• Enters the A-R-C Tournament as the No. 5 seed with an overall record of 11-14 and 8-8 in conference play
  • Winner of Tuesday's game will travel to play No. 1 Central on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.
• The Knights are currently ranked 26^th in field goal percentage in all of Division III at 47.8%
  • First in A-R-C
• A-R-C Ranks:
  • Codey Hicks ranks first in field goal percentage at 72.8%
  • Keagan John is currently first in steals with 53 this season (2.1 per game)
  • Drew Olson is second in steals per game with 1.9 steals per game
  • Jack Molstead
    • First in three-point percentage at 43.8% (T16^th in Division III)
    • Third in assists with 4.4 per game
    • Eighth in scoring at 15.9 points per game
  • Marshun Williams is tied for sixth in rebounding with 6.5 per game
• Wartburg shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 47.8% (First in A-R-C)
  • Three point – 35.6% (First in A-R-C)
  • Free throw – 67.1% (Eighth in A-R-C)
• Five Knights are averaging over 10+ points per game:
  • Molstead: 15.9 ppg, John: 13.7 ppg, Williams 12.2 ppg, Olson: 11.6 ppg and Hicks: 11.1 ppg
• Wartburg is averaging 76.3 points scored per game and allowing 75.2 points per game through 23 games

Record Watch

• Molstead
  • 12 assists away from becoming all-time assist leader at Wartburg
  • Currently tied for 29^th all-time in scoring with 1,096 points
• Olson is seven steals away from becoming the all-time steals leader at Wartburg
• Head Coach Dick Peth is two wins away from win number 400 in his career at Wartburg
  • 398-279 career record at Wartburg
  • 619-402 all-time

 
Loras

• Enters the week with an overall record of 15-10 overall and an A-R-C mark of 9-7
  • Defeated Wartburg 84-77 in last game
• Ali Sabet leads the Duhawks in scoring with an average of 17.5 PPG
  • Fourth in A-R-C in scoring
    • 38.6% FG
    • 32.6% 3P
• Second in the A-R-C n total rebounding
• In two games against Wartburg this season, Loras averages 81 points scored and has allowed an average of 85
• Loras shooting percentages:
  • 43.1% FG (7^th in A-R-C)
  • 34% 3P (5^th in A-R-C)
  • 75.3% FT (3^rd in A-R-C)