LINCOLN, Neb. –  Men's basketball fell to Nebraska Wesleyan University 86-61 on the road in an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchup. The Knights are now 9-6 overall and move to 2-4 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • After the Prairie Wolves jumped out to a 5-0 lead, Luke Ladwig got Wartburg on the board with a driving score
  • Marshun Williams connected on a three pointer and Gabe Trujillo went 2/2 from the free throw line, but NWU extended its lead to 16-7 with 13:40 left in the first half
  • Austin Bienemann scored six points and Ladwig scored four points over the next six minutes, but the Prairie Wolves extended their lead to 30-17 with just over six minutes left in the half
  • It was all NWU to end the half as they closed the first on a 18-9 run to take a 48-26 lead into halftime
    • Bienemann had five points for the Knights, while Ladwig and Trujillo each scored once each during the run
• Second Half
  • Ladwig scored the first four points of the half for Wartburg, but the Knights trailed by 23 after three minutes of play into the second half
  • Wartburg cut the lead to 20 after three points from Trujillo and baskets from Williams and Bienemann
  • NWU answered with a 15-5 run that extended its lead to 72-42 with 8:09 remaining in the game
    • Williams, Ladwig and Trujillo all scored for the Knights during the run
  • Evan Gray scored seven of the Knights' next 12 points along with scores from Dominic Braet and Ethan Yungtum
  • Drew Britson, Jaden Maten and Vuk Stanic all scored in the final minutes for Wartburg as NWU closed a 86-61 win over the Knights

 
Top Performers

• Luke Ladwig
  • 14 points
  • Four rebounds
  • Four assists
  • One steal
• Austin Bienemann
  • 13 points
  • Three rebounds
  • Three assists
  • One steal
• Gabe Trujillo
  • Eight points
  • Four rebounds
  • One block

 
Notes/Streaks

• Fifth-straight loss to Nebraska Wesleyan
  • NWU is now 14-5 all-time against Wartburg
• Season-low four made three pointers for Wartburg
• Wartburg had a 14-6 advantage on the offensive glass
• NWU had 10 steals and 10 blocks, while Wartburg recorded eight steals and two blocks
• 10 different Knights scored in the game
  • First points of the season for Gray, Stanic and Maten

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. against Buena Vista University at home in Levick Arena.