WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball fell to Nebraska Welseyan University 76-68 on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Knights are now 10-11 overall and move to 7-5 in American Rivers Conference matchups.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • Wartburg opened the game with a three pointer from Drew Olson and then scores from Codey Hicks and Marshun Williams to take a 7-3 lead early
  • NWU tied the game at seven before Jack Molstead hit a three to put the Knights back on top
  • NWU took its first lead with 13:28 left in the first half after a layup put them ahead 14-13
  • Back-to-back three balls from Cade Daugherty and Olson, and four straight points from Hicks put the Knights back on top 25-19 with 6:34 left in the half
  • After leading by eight with 4:31 to play, NWU put together a 11-0 run over two minutes that gave them a 34-31 lead
  • After three made free throws from Olson and a bucket from Williams, Wartburg led 37-36, but NWU scored on its final possession to take a 38-37 lead into half
• Second Half
  • The Knights opened the second half on a 7-0 run that gave them a 44-38 lead four minutes into the half
  • The Praire Wolves scored the next six points to retake the lead, but a basekt from Williams and a free throw from Olson cut the lead to two with 11:13 to play
  • Peter Lash scored 10 points in just over two minutes of game time to help NWU go up 61-51 with 7:53 left in the game
  • Willams and Keagan John both scored to cut the lead to seven with 3:07 left, but NWU continued to get to the free throw line to close the game
  • NWU held on for a 76-68 win over the Knights

 
Top Performers

• Williams
  • 18 points
    • 4/7 FG
    • 10/10 FT
  • Seven rebounds
  • Two assists
  • Two blocks
• Olson
  • 14 points
    • 4/12 FG
    • 2/5 3P
    • 4/5 FT
  • Six assists
  • Five rebounds
  • Two steals
• Hicks
  • 10 points
    • 3/4 FG
    • 4/10 FT
  • Six rebounds

 
Notes/Streaks

• Nebraska Wesleyan moves to 12-6 all-time against Wartburg
  • Sweeps regular season series
• Wartburg's five game winning streak snapped
• Each team committed 14 turnovers and the Knights won the rebounding battle 37-32
• Peter Lash scored 20 second half points for the Prairie Wolves
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 37.5% FG
  • 23.3% 3P
  • 63.3% FT
• Williams 10/10 mark at the line ties a school record for free throw percentage in a game (Minimum of eight attempts)
  • Williams is the 11^th player to finish at 100% and ties two others for most free throws made in a game without missing

 
Next Time Out
The Knights continue A-R-C play on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Pella, Iowa against Central College.