WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball got back in the win collum with an 87-66 win at home over Dominican University on Monday, Dec. 15 behind a balanced offensive attack for the Knights. Nine different players scored today for the Knights and five scored in double-digit figures.
The Knights are now 8-2 overall and remain 2-1 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while Dominican is now 1-8 overall.
Game Summary
- First Half
- The Stars struck first on the scoreboard with a three pointer, but the Knights answered with back-to-back scores in the paint from Cael Schramm to make the score 4-3 after three and a half minutes
- Ethan Yungtum followed a Dominican three pointer with a basket to tie it at 6-6 before Schramm found Bienemann on a lob for a three-point play following an athletic reverse layup finish from Bienemann
- Wartburg continued to build a lead with a 14-2 run over the next two and a half minutes led by eight points off the bench from Mason Matson
- The Knights led 23-10 with 10:25 remaining in the first half
- Matson made his third three of the half minutes later and then Wartburg added to the lead with a driving layup from Gabe Trujillo to put Wartburg in front 29-15
- Dominican outscored Wartburg 9-5 over the next three minutes to make the score 34-24 with five minutes left in the half
- Each team traded baskets in the final five minutes of the half to keep the halftime deficit at 10, 44-34 Wartburg
- Yungtum scored five of Wartburg's 10 points to end the half
- Second Half
- Schramm and Bienemann came out of the halftime break and scored four points each for Wartburg's first eight points of the second half as the Knights led 52-40 four minutes into the half
- Four different Knights scored over the next three minutes to keep Wartburg in front 62-49
- Dominican continued to fight as the Stars cut the Wartburg lead to eight with 8:58 to go, but the Knights answered with back-to-back scores from Ladwig
- Three pointers from both Bienemann and Lyle Olsen stretched the Wartburg lead to 78-60 with just 6:04 left to play
- Wartburg outscored Dominican 9-6 in the final minutes of play to secure an 87-66 victory at home following scores from Bienemann, Trujillo, Wemark and Yungtum
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg is now 3-0 all-time against Dominican
- Nine different players scored today for the Knights and five scored in double-digit figures
- Fourth game this season shooting above 50% FG as a team
- Career high in assists for Bienemann (eight)
- Eighth double double for Yungtum this season
- Wartburg has recorded 10 or more offensive rebounds in 9/10 games this season
- Third-straight game with a block this season and third game this season with two blocks for Schramm
- Ladwig has recorded five or more assists in four straight games and in six out of nine games played
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at home against Bethany Lutheran College at 5:30 p.m.
