DUBUQUE, Iowa – Men's basketball went on the road against Loras College where the Knights fell 75-59 on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Wartburg is now 12-9 overall and 5-7 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while Loras moves to 13-7 overall and 7-4 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • Austin Bienemann scored the first five Wartburg points after driving in for a layup and hitting a three pointer, but Wartburg trailed 9-5 after three minutes of play
  • Loras went on a 9-2 run over the next two and a half minutes to take a 18-7 lead before Marshun Williams made a three pointer to make the score 18-10
  • Ethan Yungtum scored four of Wartburg's next six points, but Loras continued to lead 25-16
  • Yungtum added a three pointer along with scores from Bienemann and Isaac Besh to make the score 35-23, Loras, with 6:28 left in the half
  • Drake Wemark, Williams and Bienemann each scored to cut the lead to 11, but Loras answered with a 6-2 run to close the half with a 46-31 lead
• Second Half
  • Williams, Bienemann and Gabe Trujillo all scored in the early minutes of the second half to cut Loras' lead to 12 points
  • The Duhawks went on a 15-5 run over the next four and a half minutes to take a 64-42 lead with 12:30 remaining in the game
  • Trujillo scored the next four points for Wartburg, but Loras led by 20 with 7:31 following a floater from Williams
  • Drew Britson and Luke Ladwig both scored for Wartburg over the next three minutes, but Loras continued to lead by over 20 points
  • The Knights closed the final three minutes of play on an 8-3 run to close out a 75-59 loss
    • Dominic Braet scored four points, while Brody Bauer and Clay Nielsen each scored in the paint during the run

Top Performers

• Austin Bienemann
  • 13 points
  • Four rebounds
  • One steal
  • One block
• Marshun Williams
  • 11 points
  • Five rebounds
  • One steal
• Gabe Trujillo
  • Nine points
  • Three rebounds

 
Notes/Streaks

• Sixth-straight win for Loras against Wartburg
  • Wartburg still owns the all-time series 51-40
• Yungtum led the team in rebounding with seven
• Lowest three point percentage of the season for the Knights at 16%
  • Four made threes is the second least amount made this season
• Luke Ladwig recorded four of Wartburg's seven total assists
• Wartburg had a 36-32 advantage in points in the paint

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Saturday, Feb. 8 for a home game against Nebraska Wesleyan University at 4 p.m.