WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball will continue American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this week with a road matchup against the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 | Dubuque, Iowa | Stoltz Sports Center
Wartburg (10-3, 2-2 A-R-C) at Dubuque (8-4, 1-2 A-R-C) | 7:30 PM CT |
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All-Time Record vs Dubuque
- Wartburg leads the series 75-49
- Dubuque has won the last four matchups
- Wartburg's last win over UD came on the road during the 2022-23 season
- The Knights are 33-29 on the road in the series
- UD is 8-2 in its last 10 matchups against Wartburg (both Wartburg wins were on the road)
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
ALL |
ALL PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Loras |
4-0 |
1.000 |
10-3 |
.769 |
4-2 |
6-1 |
0-0 |
W2 |
 Nebraska Wesleyan |
4-0 |
1.000 |
9-4 |
.692 |
4-1 |
4-2 |
1-1 |
W1 |
 Simpson |
2-1 |
.667 |
5-7 |
.417 |
2-3 |
2-4 |
1-0 |
W2 |
 Wartburg |
2-2 |
.500 |
10-3 |
.769 |
7-2 |
3-1 |
0-0 |
L1 |
 Buena Vista |
2-2 |
.500 |
9-4 |
.692 |
5-3 |
2-1 |
2-0 |
W1 |
 Univ. of Dubuque |
1-2 |
.333 |
8-4 |
.667 |
2-2 |
4-1 |
2-1 |
L2 |
 Coe |
1-3 |
.250 |
9-4 |
.692 |
3-1 |
5-3 |
1-0 |
L1 |
 Central |
0-3 |
.000 |
6-5 |
.545 |
2-2 |
1-3 |
3-0 |
W3 |
 Luther |
0-3 |
.000 |
5-7 |
.417 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
L3 |
Wartburg
- The Knights enter Wednesday's game with an overall record of 10-3 overall and 2-2 in A-R-C play
- Fell to Nebraska Wesleyan 68-67 in their last time out
- 5-2 over their last seven games
- Wartburg has the top ranked scoring offense in the A-R-C so far this season, with an average of 85.5 points per game
- The scoring defense is ranked fifth in the conference, with an average of 73.5 points per game allowed
- Ethan Yungtum is the conference leader in both scoring (20.2 PPG) and rebounding (11.8 RPG)
- Has recorded a double double in 11/13 games this season
- Yungtum (20.2), Austin Bienemann (15.8), Cael Schramm (12.9) and Luke Ladwig (10.2) all average 10+ PPG this season
- Schramm leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage (67%)
- Wartburg leads the A-R-C in both offensive rebounds per game (15.4) and total rebounding margin (+9.6)
- Ladwig is the current A-R-C leader in assists per game (5.7) and assist/turnover ratio (2.5)
- Both Bienemann and Schramm rank inside the top five in the A-R-C in blocked shots per game with 1.3 and 1.2 per game respectively
- Bienemann (2.2) is also inside the top five in steals per game alongside both Ladwig (1.8) and Gabe Trujillo (1.8)
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting:
- 48.2% FG, 29.8% 3P and 63.7% FT
- 18 different Knights have scored this season and 12 different players have made a three pointer
Dubuque
- The Spartans enter the week with an overall record of 8-4 and a conference mark of 1-2
- Fell to Buena Vista 71-69 in their last contest
- UD is 3-4 in its last seven games, with A-R-C losses to BVU and Loras
- Dubuque has the fourth ranked scoring offense (77 PPG) and defense (69.9 PPG allowed) among all A-R-C teams
- Jacob Williams (18.1 PPG) and Grady Thompson (17.9 PPG) both rank inside the top five individually in scoring this season
- Jalen Scott is tied for the A-R-C lead in steals per game at 2.5 and ranks third in assists with 4.5 per game
- Dubuque's defense ranks first in the A-R-C in field goal percentage allowed (39.6%) and three point percentage allowed (26.4%)
- Both Thompson and Joey Coppola IV lead the Spartans in three pointers this season with 17 made each
