WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball enters the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament as the sixth seed and will be on the road in the first round against Loras College on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Loras swept the regular season series this season
• Wartburg leads the all-time series 51-40
• The Duhawks have won six-straight matchups
• Tuesday will mark the sixth A-R-C Tournament matchup between these teams
  • Wartburg has a 3-2 record in those games
  • Loras has won the last two A-R-C Tournament matchups
• The Knights are 21-27 on the road all time at Loras

 
A-R-C Tournament Schedule
First Round - Tuesday, February 25
No. 5 Coe at No. 4 Central - Pella, Iowa - 7:00p
No. 6 Wartburg at No. 3 Loras - Dubuque, Iowa - 7:00p

Semifinals - Thursday, February 27
No. 4/5 at No. 1 University of Dubuque - Dubuque, Iowa - 7:00p
No. 3/6 at No. 2 Nebraska Wesleyan - Lincoln, Neb. - 7:00p

Championship - Saturday, March 1
Semifinal Winner 1 vs. Semifinal Winner 2
 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the A-R-C Tournament with an overall record of 15-10 and an A-R-C record of 8-8
  • Improved 12 wins overall and six conference wins from last season
  • Defeated Coe 80-61 in last contest
  • Wartburg is 5-2 in its last seven games
• Wartburg is ranked second among A-R-C teams in team assists per game with 15.48 per game
  • Luke Ladwig is second in assists individually (4.7 per game) and leads the conference in assist/turnover ratio (+1.9)
• Marshun Williams leads the Knights offensively with 21.4 points per game (2^nd in A-R-C) as well as 7.8 rebounds per game (5^th in A-R-C)
  • Also adds 2.9 assists per game (6^th in A-R-C)
• Wartburg ranks third in team three point percentage (34.3%) and in team field goal percentage (45%) in the A-R-C
  • Second in three pointers made per game (9.2)
• Austin Bienemann and Ladwig both rank inside the top-10 in field goal percentage in the A-R-C (52.2% and 50.8% respectively)
• Bienemann (20), Ethan Yungtum (21), Gabe Trujillo (23), Isaac Besh (41), Richie Rosenblum (44) and Williams (56) all have recorded 20+ three pointers this season
• The Knights have the fourth-ranked scoring offense in the A-R-C with 75.3 points per game
  • Seventh in average scoring margin (+1.2)

 
Loras

• The Duhawks enter the A-R-C Tournament as the third seed with an overall record of 17-8 and an A-R-C record of 11-5
  • Loras is 13-3 at home this season
  • Have won five of its last six games
• Loras is the top scoring team in the conference (83.9 points per game) as well as leads the A-R-C in average scoring margin (+11.4)
• Four Duahwks average 12+ points per game this season
  • Tyler Bass (15.4), Gavin Sarvis (15.4), Jack Haynes (12.6 PPG) and Jared Pearson (12 PPG)
• Both Bass (8.1 RPG) and Haynes (7.9 RPG) rank inside the top three among A-R-C players in rebounding
  • Loras leads the A-R-C in average rebounding margin (+8.1) and offensive rebounds per game (12.6)
• The Duhawks rank third in steals (8.28 per game) and ninth in blocked shots (1.72 per game)
• Alex Singleton (54.8%) and Haynes (66.9%) both rank inside the top three in field goal percentage