WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball will hit the road this week for two American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) games, beginning with the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. followed by Buena Vista University on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m.
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The Series
- Dubuque
- UD won the first matchup this season 79-60
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 75-48
- Wartburg is 3-7 in its last 10 matchups against Dubuque
- The Knights are 33-28 on the road in the series
- Buena Vista
- Wartburg won the first matchup this season 78-63
- The Knights lead the all-time series 70-60
- 3-7 in last 10 games against Buena Vista
- BVU is 36-30 at home in the series
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
ALL |
ALL PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Dubuque |
10-2 |
.833 |
16-5 |
.762 |
7-2 |
7-3 |
2-0 |
W2 |
 Nebraska Wesleyan |
9-3 |
.750 |
16-5 |
.762 |
8-1 |
4-4 |
4-0 |
L1 |
 Loras |
8-4 |
.667 |
14-7 |
.667 |
11-3 |
3-4 |
0-0 |
W2 |
 Central |
8-5 |
.615 |
13-9 |
.591 |
6-3 |
4-5 |
3-1 |
L2 |
 Coe |
6-6 |
.500 |
12-9 |
.571 |
8-2 |
4-7 |
0-0 |
L2 |
 Buena Vista |
6-6 |
.500 |
11-10 |
.524 |
6-2 |
5-8 |
0-0 |
L1 |
 Wartburg |
6-7 |
.462 |
13-9 |
.591 |
5-5 |
6-4 |
2-0 |
W1 |
 Simpson |
2-11 |
.154 |
5-17 |
.227 |
2-9 |
2-7 |
1-1 |
L1 |
 Luther |
1-12 |
.077 |
2-19 |
.095 |
0-9 |
2-9 |
0-1 |
W1 |
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 13-9 and an A-R-C record 6-7
- 1-1 in A-R-C play last week with a win over Nebraska Wesleyan and a loss to Loras
- Wartburg leads the A-R-C in three pointers made per game at 9.5
- Has made 10 or more threes in 13/22 games this season
- Richie Rosenblum is currently sixth in the A-R-C in three point percentage at 37.6% with Marshun Williams in 10th at 37%
- Luke Ladwig leads the A-R-C in assist/turnover ratio at 2.1
- Also second in assists per game with an average of 4.8 per game as well as ranks sixth in field goal percentage at 50%
- Wartburg has the fourth ranked scoring offense (75.2 per game) and the eighth ranked scoring defense (74.3 per game) in the A-R-C
- Williams is currently second overall individually in scoring (21.3 PPG) and rebounding (8.3 RPG) among all A-R-C players
- Also ranks sixth in assists per game with an average of three per game
- Austin Bienemann leads the Knights in steals per game (1.1) and blocks per game (0.8)
- Also averages 10.8 points per game
- The Knights are ranked third in rebounding margin (+3.3) and seventh in turnover margin (-2.32)
Dubuque
- UD enters Wednesday's matchups with an overall record of 16-5 and an A-R-C record of 10-2
- 9-1 in last 10 games
- Fell to Nebraska Wesleyan in overtime 64-57 on Wednesday, Jan. 27
- The Spartans rank inside the top three in scoring offense and defense among A-R-C teams
- 75.6 points per game scored (third in A-R-C) and 67.3 points allowed per game (second in A-R-C)
- Jaylin McCants leads UD in scoring (20.2 PPG, second in A-R-C) and rebounding (7.1 RPG, sixth in A-R-C) this season
- Also ranks in the top five among A-R-C players in field goal percentage (55%, third in A-R-C), assists (3.0 APG, tied for fifth in A-R-C) and blocked shots (1.0 BPG, tied for fourth in A-R-C)
- Dubuque has the top turnover margin in the conference at +3.81
- Leads A-R-C in steals and ranks second in blocked shots
- Grady Thompson (13.1) and Jacob Williams (11.1) both average above 10 points per game this season for the Spartans
- Jalen Scott is third overall in assists per game among A-R-C athletes with 3.4 per game
Buena Vista
- The Beavers enter the week with an overall record of 11-10 and an A-R-C mark of 6-6
- Have lost four of last six games
- Will face Loras on Wednesday before hosting Wartburg on Saturday
- BVU is led by three scorers averaging 12 or more points this season
- Zane Neubaum (20.2 PPG), Gunner Reed (13.9 PPG) and Carter Sievers (12.2 PPG)
- Kyle Sternberg (eighth) and Reed (ninth) both rank inside the top 10 individually in rebounding among A-R-C athletes
- As a team, Buena Vista ranks fourth in the A-R-C in average rebounding margin at +2.8
- BVU ranks fourth in the A-R-C in both blocked shots per game (2.95) and assists per game (13.76)
- Neubaum leads the A-R-C in three pointers made per game with an average of 2.6
- Ranks third in three point percentage at 39.3%
- BVU has the sixth ranked scoring offense (74 points scored per game) and the fifth ranked scoring defense (71.8 points allowed per game) in the conference
