WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball was unable to complete a comeback over Buena Vista University on Wednesday, Jan. 14 as the Beavers held off the Knights 77-65 inside Levick Arena.
 
The Knights are now 10-5 overall and 2-4 in A-R-C play, while Buena Vista moves to 10-5 overall and 3-4 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • Gabe Trujillo scored the first four points of the game for Wartburg, but BVU led 6-4 after four minutes of play
  • Both Cael Schramm and Jamison Poe both scored in the paint for the Knights, but the Beavers continued to hold a 16-8 lead
  • BVU led 25-13 with 7:11 left in the first half despite a made three pointer from Ethan Yungtum and a score from Luke Ladwig
    • Brody Bauer completed a four-point play to cut the lead to 25-17
  • The Knights were able to cut the deficit to five points with 3:03 left in the half following a Drake Wemark three pointer and scores from Yungtum and Schramm
  • Luke Ladwig scored seven of Wartburg's next nine points to end the half trailing the Beavers 36-32
    • Ladwig made a three pointer, floater and two free throws to end the half
• Second Half
  • Trujillo and Schramm each scored two points to open the second half, but BVU continued to lead 40-36
  • The Beavers began to open their lead over the next four minutes of play following 10-straight points from Carter Sievers and a three pointer for a 13-5 run that made the score 53-41 with 13:44 left to play
    • Sievers finished with a game-high 29 points after a 23-point second half
  • Scores from Ladwig, Wemark and Yungtum helped Wartburg start to grind away at the BVU lead before a three pointer from Ladwig cut the lead to 59-50 with just under nine minutes remaining
  • A Bauer three pointer and a score from Austin Bienemann brought the Knights within six points (62-56) with 5:47 left in the game
  • BVU answered with two more three pointers to push the lead back up to 70-61 with only three minutes remaining
  • Mason Matson made a tough three pointer in the final minutes, but BVU was able to hold off the Knights for a 77-65 win

 
Top Performers

• Luke Ladwig
  • 17 points
  • Six assists
  • Two rebounds
  • One steal
• Ethan Yungtum
  • 11 points
  • 13 rebounds
  • Two steals
• Cael Schramm
  • Seven points
  • Eight rebounds

 
Notes/Streaks

• 13^th double double for Yungtum this season
  • 15^th of his career
• Bauer scored a season-high eight points
  • Ties his career high
• Ladwig leads the team with 5.6 assists per game this season
  • Bienemann is averaging 5.3 assists per game over the last six games
• Back-to-back games shooting under 40% as a team for the first time this season
• Eighth time this season with 15 or more offensive rebounds

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, Jan. 17 on the road against Central College at 4 p.m.