DECORAH, Iowa – Men's basketball (5-1, 1-0 A-R-C) began American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play with a 67-58 road win over Luther College (1-4, 0-1 A-R-C) on Saturday, Nov. 26.
Game Summary
- First Half
- Marshun Williams scored the first six points of the night after two layups and two free throws gave Wartburg a 6-0 lead two minutes into the game
- Luther scored 11 of the next 20 total points to cut Wartburg's lead to 15-11 with 12:25 left in the half
- Wartburg continued to stay in front after a 13-9 run made the score 28-22 with 6:20 left in the first
- Williams scored four points and Luke Ladwig went 3/3 from the free throw line to close the half with Wartburg leading 35-30
- Second Half
- Luther scored six early points in the second half, but a Rosenblum three pointer stopped the run as Wartburg held a 38-36 lead with 16 minutes to go
- Dominic Braet and Besh both connected with three pointers to put Wartburg ahead by seven with 10:37 to play
- A Ladwig layup followed by three Besh free throws gave Wartburg a 52-42 lead just minutes later
- Lyle Olsen and Yungtum both made three pointers for the Knights to keep the lead in double digits with four minutes to play
- Luther shrunk the lead to as low as five with a minute to play, but the Knights held off the Norse with free throws from Besh and Rosenblum to close out a 67-58 win on the road
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Third-straight win for the Knights
- 90th win all-time against Luther
- Series is 90-31 in favor of Wartburg
- Career high in scoring for Besh
- Wartburg shot 40% from the field, 37% from three and 76.5% from the free throw line
- Allowed 36.4% from the field, 18.5% from three and Luther shot 55.6% from the free throw line
- Fifth game this season the Knights have made 10 or more three pointers
- Wartburg led in over 37 of the 40 minutes played
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action this weekend for a nonconference matchup against Dominican University on the road Saturday, Nov. 30.
