RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Wartburg men's basketball (6-1, 1-0 A-R-C) extended its winning streak to four games after defeating Dominican University (2-3, 0-0 NACC) on Saturday, Nov. 30.
Game Summary
- First Half
- The Knights got out to a 13-6 lead after early three pointers from Gabe Trujillo, Luke Ladwig and Marshun Williams
- Richie Rosenblum drove and scored unassisted to give Wartburg a 17-8 lead with 14:16 left in the half
- An Isaac Besh three pointer gave Wartburg a 12-point lead, but the Stars answered right away with a three to cut the lead back under 10
- Lyle Olsen added another three for Wartburg followed by another Rosenblum bucket to push the score to 31-16 with just under 10 minutes left in the first half
- Dominican got the lead down to as low as 11, but Wartburg closed the half with three pointers from Rosenblum, Trujillo and Ethan Yungtum to take a 51-32 lead into halftime
- Second Half
- The Stars began the second half on a 12-4 run that made the score 55-44 after five minutes of play
- After a timeout, Yungtum made two free throws followed by a made three from Rosenblum to put Wartburg back ahead by 14 points
- Dominican cut the lead to below 10 for the first time of the half with 9:16 left in the game
- The Stars got within one possession until Williams connected from beyond the arc to keep Wartburg in front 69-64 with just over six minutes left to play
- A 10-4 Wartburg run was capped off by two Ladwig free throws that made the score 79-68 with 3:20 left
- The Knights closed out an 88-80 road victory behind six made free throws from Rosenblum
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Fourth-straight win for Wartburg
- Knights move to 2-0 all-time against Dominican
- Third double-double of the season for Williams
- Third-straight game with 10+ made threes for Wartburg
- 6-0 this season with 10 or more threes made as a team
- The Knights shot 41.4% from both the field and three-point range
- Season-high in scoring for Rosenblum
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at home against Loras College beginning at 7:30 p.m. inside Levick Arena.
