WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball will continue American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this week with a home game against the University of Dubuque followed by a road matchup against Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Knights will host the Spartans on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and then will travel to Lincoln, Neb. to face NWU on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Dubuque
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 75-47
  • UD has won four of the last five matchups
  • Wartburg is 42-19 at home in this series
• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • The Prairie Wolves are currently 13-5 all-time against the Knights
  • NWU has won four-straight matchups against Wartburg
  • Wartburg is 1-7 on the road in this series

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter this week's matchups with an overall record of 9-4 and an A-R-C mark of 2-2
  • Wartburg is 3-1 in its last four games
  • Defeated Simpson 82-70 in last contest (Jan. 4)
  • All four of Wartburg's losses this season have been within eight points
• Wartburg leads the A-R-C in three pointers made per game at 10.3
  • Shooting 35.7% from three as a team (fourth in A-R-C)
• Marshun Williams (24.2) and Richie Rosenblum (11.2) both average over 10 points per game
  • Gabe Trujillo Luke Ladwig, Ethan Yungtum, Isaac Besh and Austin Bienemann all average over seven points per game
• Wartburg ranks second as a team in assists per game (16.5) in the A-R-C
  • Ladwig ranks second and Williams ranks third individually in assists per game
• Williams is currently leading the A-R-C in scoring with an average of 24.2 points per game
  • Ranks 13^th nationally
• The Knights rank third in rebounding margin (4.2) and seventh in turnover margin (-2.46) among A-R-C teams
  • Ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (1.25)
• Wartburg has made 10 or more three pointers as a team in 10/13 games this season (6-4 in those games)
  • 12 or more threes in 5/13 games (4-1 in those games)

 
Dubuque

• The Spartans enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 8-4 and an A-R-C record of 2-1
  • Went 1-1 in nonconference play over the holiday break after falling to Blackburn College 75-70 and defeating Gustavus Adolphus 80-64
  • UD's one A-R-C loss came to Nebraska Wesleyan on the road 74-72
• Dubuque has the third-ranked scoring defense in the A-R-C with an average of 69.8 points per game allowed
• Jaylin McCants leads the Spartans in both scoring (19 PPG) and rebounding (8.2 RPG) through 12 games
• UD ranks seventh in field goal percentage (44.5%), eighth in three-point percentage (31%) and third in free throw percentage (71.7%) among A-R-C teams
• Three Spartans are averaging above 10 points per game
  • McCants (19), Grady Thompson (14.7) and Jacob Williams (10.1)

 
Nebraska Wesleyan

• The Prairie Wolves have a 9-3 record to begin the season and an A-R-C record of 2-1
  • Fell to Loras 80-45 in last contest (snapped a seven-game winning streak)
  • Will face Simpson on Wednesday before Saturday's matchup
• Glenn Carter (13.3) and Jack Groeteke (12.4) lead NWU in scoring through 12 games
• The Prairie Wolves have the top scoring defense in the A-R-C with an average of 66.8 points allowed per game
  • Scoring offense ranks seventh with an average of 71.8 points per game
• Among A-R-C teams, NWU ranks second in blocked shots per game (4.5) and fourth in steals per game (7.42)
  • Groeteke is second and Nick Howard is fourth individually in the A-R-C in blocks per game
  • Carter ranks sixth in the A-R-C individually in steals per game
• NWU is shooting 42.5% from the field (Eighth in A-R-C), 36% from three (third in A-R-C) and 74.2% from the free throw line (1^st in A-R-C)