LINCOLN, Neb. – Men's basketball continued American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University and fell 71-63 in a back-and-forth battle. Wartburg moves to 3-19 overall and 2-11 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights jumped out to a 6-4 lead after a jumper from Isaac Besh and a three pointer from Luke Ladwig
  • The Prairie Wolves scored the next six points to take a 10-6 lead with 15:16 remaining in the half
  • Ethan Yungtum scored the next six points for Wartburg, but NWU led 14-12 with 10:38 left in the first
    • Wartburg took the lead in the following minutes after three pointers from Besh and Marshun Williams
  • Williams scored in the paint and then Ladwig connected from beyond the arc to put Wartburg ahead 24-16 with under five minutes left in the half
  • Besh and Trent Allard both scored in the final minute and a half, but NWU cut the lead to 28-26 at the break
• Second Half
  • Gabe Trujillo started second half 3/3 from beyond the arc to give Wartburg a 37-33 lead after under four minutes of play
  • The Prairie Wolves went on a 12-3 run that put them ahead 45-40 with 11:40 left to play
  • Minutes later, Williams scored four-straight points for the Knights to cut the NWU lead to 49-44
    • Wartburg continued to cut into the lead after a Garrett Hempen three pointer and then a steal and layup from Williams made it 50-49 with 7:41 left in the game
  • Williams continued his scoring run with four more points and then a layup from Allard tied the game at 55 with 5:09 remaining
  • NWU went on a 9-2 run to take control of the game and take a 64-55 lead
  • Ladwig scored two from the free throw line but the Prairie Wolves continued to score and closed the game out for a 71-63 win

 
Top Performers

• Marshun Williams
  • 18 points
  • Six rebounds
  • Two steals
• Luke Ladwig
  • 11 points
  • Four rebounds
  • Four assists
  • Four steals
• Gabe Trujillo
  • Nine points
  • Four rebounds
  • One assist

Notes/Streaks

• Nebraska Wesleyan now leads the all-time series 13-5
  • Four straight wins for NWU
• Career-high four steals for Ladwig
• Back-to-back games against a ranked opponent for Wartburg
• Wartburg had a 15-11 advantage in assists
• NWU led 28-5 in fastbreak points

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Wednesday, Feb. 7 when they host the University of Dubuque at 7:30 p.m.