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Schramm vs NWU25-26
Julie Drewes
69
Wartburg WAR 10-6,2-5 American Rivers
75
Winner Central (IA) Cent 8-8,1-6 American Rivers
Wartburg WAR
10-6,2-5 American Rivers
69
Final
75
Central (IA) Cent
8-8,1-6 American Rivers
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wartburg WAR 29 40 69
Central (IA) Cent 31 44 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Dutch Outlast Knights 75-69 in Pella

PELLA, Iowa – Men's basketball fell to Central College 75=69 in a back-and-forth American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) battle on Saturday, Jan. 17.
 
Game Summary
  • First Half
    • A Gabe Trujillo steal led to an Austin Bienemann dunk for the first points of the game before each Trujillo and Bienemann scored a basket to make the score 6-2 early
    • The Dutch scored seven-straight points to take a 9-6 lead after six minutes of play
    • After falling behind 14-6, Wartburg scored the next eight points to tie the game up at 14-14
    • Bienemann scored six-straight for the Knights, capped off by a athletic alley-oop finish to make the score 21-20 with Central still in front
    • Wartburg got scoring contributions from Luke Ladwig, Ethan Yungtum, Bienemann and Schramm in the final minutes before half, but Central held a 31-29 lead at the break
  • Second Half
    • Schramm scored four-straight points for the Knights following an opening score from Yungtum to begin the second half
    • Central was able to continue to hold a small lead over the Knights the next three minutes of play despite four points from Trujillo and three from Ladwig
    • The Knights responded with an 11-0 run led by seven points from Schramm to take a 53-46 lead over the Dutch with just under nine minutes left to play
    • Matson connected on a three pointer, but Central was able to cut the lead to 57-56 with 4:54 remaining in the second half
    • Both Schramm and Bienemann scored to put Wartburg in front 61-59 with 3:23 left, but Central scored the next nine points to regain a 68-61 lead with 1:09 left to go
    • Ladwig scored six points in the final minute, but the Dutch held off Wartburg 75-69
 
Top Performers
  • Cael Schramm
    • 21 points
    • Five rebounds
    • One assist
    • One block
  • Austin Bienemann
    • 14 points
    • Five rebounds
    • Four assists
    • Two blocks
    • One steal
  • Luke Ladwig
    • 13 points
    • Three rebounds
    • Three assists
    • One steal
 
Notes/Streaks
  • Sixth-straight loss to Central
    • Wartburg still leads the all-time series 71-57
  • Fourth-straight loss for Wartburg
    • Now 10-6 overall and 2-5 in A-R-C play
  • Fourth 20-point game for Schramm this season and in his career
  • Season low in turnovers (five)
    • Just 11 turnovers over the past two games
  • Season low in three-point percentage (16%)
  • 12 offensive rebounds and 11 second chance points for the Knights
 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at home against Simpson College beginning at 7:30 p.m.
 
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