PELLA, Iowa – Men's basketball's comeback attempt fell just short on the road against Central in a 66-61 loss on Saturday, Dec. 7.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • Luke Ladwig scored five of the Knights' first eight points and the score was tied at eight after two minutes of play
  • Central went on a 7-0 run that was stopped by a Richie Rosenblum three pointer with an assist from Gabe Trujillo that made the score 15-11 Central
  • Central strung together a 12-0 run to make it 27-11, but Trujillo stopped the run with a three pointer with 9:11 left in the half
  • Wartburg answered with an 11-1 run of its own led by six points from Ethan Yungtum
    • Knights trailed by three with just over three minutes remaining in the half
  • Drake Wemark scored the final basket of the half for Wartburg and the Knights trailed 32-27 at the break
• Second Half
  • A Ladwig three pointer and a Marshun Williams basket in the paint tied the game up at 32 early into the second half
  • After an 8-0 run from the Dutch, another Yungtum three pointer cut back into the Central lead to make it 44-40 with 10:04 left to play
  • Central grew the lead back to 10, but the Knights continued to respond and a Williams layup and three pointer cut the lead back to three with just under seven minutes to play
  • Isaac Besh made his second three of the night to cut the lead to 62-59 and then minutes later a Brewer Eiklenborg layup kept the deficit at three with 1:43 left in regulation
  • Central closed out the game with a jumper to make it a 66-61 final

 
Top Performers

• Luke Ladwig
  • 12 points
  • Three steals
  • Three rebounds
• Marshun Williams
  • Nine points
  • Nine rebounds
  • Four assists
• Richie Rosenblum
  • Nine points
  • Three assists
  • Two steals

 
 
Notes/Streaks

• The series is now at 30-30 when played in Pella
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 71-55
• Central had a 49-38 edge in rebounding
• Wartburg's bench outscored Central's bench 17-6
  • Yungtum led all bench scorers with nine points
• First back-to-back losses of the season for Wartburg

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Friday, Dec. 20 in Florida against Wentworth Institute of Technology at 11 a.m. central time.