TIGERS DROP TOUGH ROAD MATCH UP TO DEFENDERS

Sioux Center, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan University men's basketball slides to 3-4 in conference play after three players score in double-digits. DWU was outrebounded 26-40 in the contest.

THE QUICK DETAILS

Score:

DWU 58 – DU 72

Records:

DWU 6-8 Overall (GPAC 3-4)

DU 12-4 Overall (GPAC 4-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dakota Wesleyan kicked things off by forcing a Dordt timeout just a mere 40-seconds into the game.
• Mason Larson put the Tigers on the board first with a shot beyond the arc for the 3-0 lead early on.
• The DWU lead was short-lived as the Defenders flipped the score for a 5-3 lead.
• With just under 10-minutes to play in the first half, Dakota Wesleyan cut the Dordt lead to four as Larson collected on another triple.
• After the Defenders extended their lead to 27-19, it forced a timeout from head coach Wilber with four minutes and 15-seconds left in the first half.
• Koln Oppold hit the last shot before halftime as DWU trailed 32-23 at the break.
• Throughout the first half, the Tigers shot 30.3% from the field and 17.6% beyond the arc.
• Dordt outrebounded Dakota Wesleyan 23-16 through the first 20-minutes.
• Just under four minutes into the second half, the Tigers climbed back within two points as Nick Wittler made a shot beyond the arc, bringing the score to 36-38 Dordt lead.
• Dakota Wesleyan picked up their second lead of the game and first lead of the second half as Jeffrey Schuch added two points for the 43-42 lead with 12-minutes remaining in the game.
• The DWU lead was short-lived as Dordt jumped back ahead 47-43 just two minutes later.
• The Tigers scored their final points of the game with 27-seconds left as they fell to Dordt 58-72 on the road.
• In the game, Dakota Wesleyan shot 39.3% from the floor, 26.9% beyond the arc, and was 3-of-3 at the free-throw line.
• The Tigers kept Dordt to shooting 46.2% from the field, 33.3% from distance, and allowed 21 free throw attempts as the Defenders converted on 19 of them.
• Dakota Wesleyan was outrebounded 40-26.
• The Tigers forced ten turnovers while turning the ball over eight times themselves.
• DWU tallied 18 points in the paint while the bench chipped in with ten points of their own.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Mason Larson: 18 points, 53.8 FG%, 50 3-pt%, 1-of-1 free-throw shooting, and two blocks
• Nick Wittler: 17 points, 43.7 FG%, 30 3-pt%, one assist, one steal, and one block.
• Koln Oppold: 13 points, 38.4 FG%, four rebounds, and three assists
• Jeffrey Schuch: Eight points, 50 FG%, nine rebounds, and one steal
• Alan Kikwaki: Six rebounds, one steal, and one block

UP NEXT

Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball heads south for two games at the Cruzin Classic. The Tigers will kick things off in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday, December 18 at 6 p.m. against Division 2 opponent Peru State. Then at 3 p.m. on Sunday, DWU will face St. Thomas. Both games will be held on the campus of St. Thomas University.