WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball continues nonconference play this week with two games on the road beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 19 against Grinnell College followed by a game against Principia College on Saturday, Nov. 23.
 
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The Series

• Grinnell
  • Tuesday will mark the 25^th matchup all-time between these programs
  • Wartburg leads the series 15-9
  • The Knights have won five of the last six matchups
    • Grinnell won last season 102-97
• Principia
  • Saturday will be the first ever matchup between these programs

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter this week's nonconference slate with an overall record of 2-1
  • Went 1-1 last weekend at their own Buzz Levick Tournament
• Wartburg has been very efficient shooting the ball through three games as a team
  • Wartburg has shot 49.2% from the field and 41% from three
• Marshun Williams has led the Knights' offense in scoring with an average of 28 points per game through three games
  • Currently leads the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) in points per game
  • Back-to-back 30+ point performances at home in the Buzz Levick Tournament
• The Knights have averaged 19.2 assists per game so far this season
  • Luke Ladwig has been the top assist man for Wartburg, averaging an A-R-C best 7.2 assists per game
• Eight different Knights have made at least one three this season
  • Richie Rosenblum, Isaac Besh, Gabe Trujillo, Williams and Ethan Yungtum all have made multiple threes for the Knights
• Opponents have had a slight edge in rebounding with an average margin of -1.7 for Wartburg
• The Knights average four steals per game along with 1.7 blocks per game
  • Opponents have averaged six steals and 1.7 blocks per game

 
Grinnell

• The Pioneers are 2-1 to begin the season and have won their last two games
  • Defeated Principia College 126-89 in its last contest
• Grinnell is averaging 121.7 points scored per game so far this season
  • Allowing 99.3 points per game from opponents
• The Pioneers average 18.3 made threes per game as a team, while allowing just 2.7 makes from opponents
• Two Pioneers are averaging 20+ points per game through three games
  • Gabe Garcia – 28.5 PPG
  • Kai Te Huki – 20 PPG
• Grinnell is averaging 21.7 steals per game as well as 35.7 points per game off of turnovers

 
Principia

• The Panthers enter the week with an overall record of 1-2
  • Principia will play Tuesday before Saturday's matchup with the Knights
  • Defeated Maranatha Baptist University 82-66 in the season opener
• Principia is allowing an average of 87.7 points per game scored against the Panthers, while averaging 78.7 points per game offensively
• Nolan Simon leads Principia in scoring with an average of 17 points per game
  • Two other Panthers average 10+ points per game
• Averages 8.7 steals per game and two blocks per game
  • Opponents average 10 steals per game and four blocks per game against the Panthers
• Eaton Smith and Charley Hoffman lead the Panthers in rebounding with 6.0 and 6.5 respectively