DUBUQUE, Iowa – Men's basketball's (10-4, 2-3 A-R-C) comeback on the road against the University of Dubuque (9-4, 2-2 A-R-C) fell short on Wednesday, Jan. 7 as the Spartans held off the Knights' late push 75-63.
 
Ethan Yungtum matched his career high in rebounding with 17 in route to his 12^th double double of the season.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights took an early 6-2 lead after scores from Gabe Trujillo, Cael Schramm and Luke Ladwig
  • UD tied the game up at 8-8 with a three pointer after five minutes of play
  • Following scores from Mason Matson and Autin Bienemann, both Ladwig and Matson drilled three pointers to give Wartburg a 17-10 with 11:46 left in the half
  • Trujillo made a layup to push the lead to nine, but the Spartans scored eight-straight points to make the score 19-18
  • Wartburg built its lead back up to 27-19 after scores from Schramm, Drake Wemark, Trujiilo and Ladwig with 6:31 left in the half
  • Wartburg took a 35-30 lead into halftime after UD outscored the Knights 11-8 in the final minutes of the half
• Second Half
  • Ethan Yungtum got the second half scoring for Wartburg with a three pointer to put Wartburg ahead by six after three minutes of play
  • Back-to-back scores from Bienemann kept Wartburg in front by three points with just under 14 minutes left in the half
  • UD scored seven-straight points to take a 46-42 lead, but Wartburg answered with scores from Ladwig and Schramm to take a 47-46 lead
  • The Spartans retook the lead 57-51 after a 9-4 run with just over eight minutes left to play
    • UD built the lead to 11 points with five minutes left to play
  • Yungtum, Lyle Olsen and Ladwig all scored to bring the Knights within six points with 3:53 to go, but UD was able to hold off the Knights in the final minutes for a 75-63 win

 
Top Performers

• Ethan Yungtum
  • 12 points
  • 17 rebounds
• Luke Ladwig
  • 13 points
  • Four rebounds
  • Four assists
  • Two steals
• Austin Bienemann
  • 11 points
  • Six rebounds
  • Three assists
  • Three blocks
  • One steal
• Cael Schramm
  • Eight points
  • Four rebounds
  • Three blocks

 
Notes/Streaks

• Yungutm recorded his 12^th double double of the season
• Yungtum tied career high in rebounding (17)
• Both Bienemann and Schramm finished with three blocks each
• Ladwig led the team in assists (four) and steals (two) today

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at home against Buena Vista University at 5:30 p.m.