DWU MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS CONTEST TO SAINTS AT HERITAGE COURT

Sioux Falls, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball could not overcome the 10-2 Presentation run towards the end of regulation. DWU turned the ball over 21 times, while only forcing 12 turnovers from the Saints.

THE QUICK DETAILS

Score:

DWU 55 – PC 64

Records:

DWU 2-2 Overall

PC 4-5 Overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dakota Wesleyan fell behind right away against the Saints but, after; eight minutes of play, the Tigers were up 13-12 after Alan Kikwaki got his shot to fall.
• After DWU took the one-point lead, they continued expanding it and with seven and a half minutes left in the first half, DWU was up by five.
• Both the Tigers and the Saints went over three minutes without scoring a point.
• Once the scoring drought was over, it was back to DWU and PC matching basket-for-basket as they kept their five-point lead heading into intermission.
• The Tigers outshot the Saints in the first half 54.6% to 46.2% from the field and 54.5% to 50.0% from beyond the arc.
• A slow second-half start stung the Tigers as their 35-30 lead quickly diminished to a one-point lead after a minute of game time.
• With nine and a half minutes remaining, Coach Wilber and Company were in a hole 44-50 after a Saint's three-pointer.
• After that point, the Tigers never regained the lead or tied the game as they fall 64-55 to the Saints in the Sanford Pentagon.
• Dakota Wesleyan was outshot 48.1% to 43.8% from the floor and 44.4% to 33.3% from beyond the arc.
• The Tigers outrebounded the Saints 31-28.
• DWU did not tally a steal in the game but notched 12 points off turnovers.
• The Tigers bench outscored the Saints bench 29-16.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Alan Kikwaki: 14 points, 57.1 FG%, 2-for-2 beyond the arc, 66.7 FT%, and one block
• Nick Wittler: 13 points, 45.5 FG%, 33.3 3PT%
• Koln Oppold: eight points, 33.3 FG%, five rebounds

UP NEXT

Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball will travel to Sioux City, Iowa, next weekend for a 3:45 p.m. tipoff against No. 12 Morningside.