WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball continues American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) action at home this weekend against Buena Vista University on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Wartburg leads the all-time series 69-60
• BVU has won the last two matchups as well as eight of the last 10
• The Knights are 39-24 at home in this series

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the weekend with an overall record of 9-6 and 2-4 in A-R-C play
  • Fell to Dubuque and Nebraska Wesleyan in last two contests
• Marshun Williams leads the team in scoring with an average of 22.1 points per game      
  • Ranks second in the A-R-C
• Wartburg is averaging 77.7 points per game as a team, which ranks fourth in the A-R-C
  • Eighth ranked scoring defense with an average of 76.9 points per game allowed
• The Knights lead the A-R-C in three pointers made per game at 9.7
  • Wartburg shoots 34.4% from three as a team
  • Williams, Richie Rosenblum and Isaac Besh all rank in the top 10 individually in three pointers made per game
• Wartburg ranks third in both rebounding margin and assist/turnover ratio among all A-R-C teams
• Luke Ladwig (4.1) and Williams (3.4) both rank inside the top five individually in assists per game
  • Wartburg ranks second in assists per game as a team (16.13)
• Ethan Yungtum ranks in the top three in both field goal percentage (57%) and three point percentage (45%) among all A-R-C scorers

 
Buena Vista

• The Beavers enter this Saturday's matchup with an overall record of 9-6 and an A-R-C mark of 4-2
  • Defeated Simpson 98-75 in its last contest
• Zane Neubaum is currently third overall in the A-R-C in scoring at 21.2 points per game
  • Gunner Reed also ranks in the top 10 among A-R-C scorers
• BVU has the third ranked scoring offense in the conference with an average of 77.7 points per game
  • Ranks third in field goal percentage (.45.8%) and fourth in three point percentage (34.3%)
• BVU has recorded 10+ threes in 9/15 games this season, including a season-high 15 in its last game
  • Averages nine made threes per game (Third in A-R-C)
• Neubaum ranks third overall in the A-R-C in steals and 10^th in blocked shots
  • Kyle Sternberg and Daniel Simon both are also in the top 10 in blocked shots
• The Beavers rank fourth in rebounding margin (+3.5) and fifth in turnover margin (-.07)