MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Men's basketball overcame a 27-point deficit behind a 52-point second half from the Knights that led to a 79-72 win over Ursinus College in the Cruzin Classic on Saturday, Dec. 21.
 
GAME SUMMARY

• First Half
  • Gabe Trujillo and Marshun Williams combined for four early points, but the Knights trailed 7-4 after just over three minutes of play
  • Ursinus went on a 27-3 run to take a commanding 34-7 lead with 8:34 remaining in the half
  • Ethan Yungtum scored five-straight points and Brewer Eiklenborg followed it with a three pointer to cut the lead below 20
  • The Knights cut the lead to 15 at halftime after scores from Ladwig, Williams, Trujillo and Yungtum
• Second Half
  • Williams scored the first three points of the second half for Wartburg and after five minutes of play the Knights trailed 45-37 following seven unanswered points from Ladwig
    • Williams followed the Ladwig run with a three pointer to cut the lead down to 45-40 with 14:39 to go
  • Ursinus was able to keep the Knights at a five to eight point deficit until the 9:47 mark when Austin Bienemann scored in the paint and Yungtum nailed a three pointer to make it a two-point game
    • Minutes later, Richie Rosenblum and Williams both connected from beyond the arc to give Wartburg a four-point lead (first lead of the game)
  • Scoring went back-and-forth was the game was tied up four different times over the next four minutes
    • Following a 67-67 tie with 2:57 remaining, Ladwig scored in the paint and Trujillo made a three pointer to put Wartburg ahead five with 1:16 to go
  • The Knights closed out the 27-point comeback with a 79-72 win

 
Top Performers

• Marshun Williams
  • 28 points
  • Nine rebounds
  • One block
  • One steal
• Luke Ladwig
  • 19 points
  • Four rebounds
  • Two assists
  • Two steals
  • One block
• Ethan Yungtum
  • 14 points
  • Seven rebounds
  • Two assists

 
Notes/Streaks

• First win against Ursinus in program history
• Knights trailed by 27 with 8:24 remaining in the first half and took its first lead with 8:36 remaining in the second half
• Eighth 20+ point performance for Williams this season
• 52 points is the third most in a half for Wartburg this season
• Ladwig is averaging 20 points per game over his last two games

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Tuesday, Dec. 31^st at home against Cornell College beginning at 1 p.m.