TIGER MEN’S BASKETBALL TAKES DOWN NO. 25 BRIAR CLIFF IN HUGE ROAD WIN

Sioux City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball was able to fend off the last push from Briar Cliff on the road. DWU outshot them from the floor 51.9% to 39.2%. Six players score in the win as three of those players notch double-digit scoring.

The Quick Details

Score:

DWU 75 - #25 BCU 68

Records:

DWU 10-12 Overall (GPAC 7-8)

BCU 15-7 Overall (GPAC 11-3)

How It Happened

• The Tigers and Chargers battled in a close first half from Newman Flanagan Arena as DWU picked up an 18-10 lead after seven and a half minutes of play.
• Dakota Wesleyan continued to extend their lead after Sawyer Schultz converted on a field goal and the 30-20 lead with 5:33 remaining.
• Shortly after, Briar Cliff went on an 11-0 run that closed the Chargers deficit to three points with 1:17 left in the first half.
• The Tigers picked up their last three points of the opening half from Schultz on a field goal, then converted on the and-one for the 37-31 lead at the break.
• Koln Oppold got DWU rolling in the second half with a made shot from deep and then a jumper for a 42-33 lead only a minute and 45-seconds into the half.
• BCU closed the gap to 44-41 after another short run of 8-0.
• Nick Wittler dropped another shot from beyond the arc with 11:23 remaining, as the Tigers lead 53-44.
• Briar Cliff added another seven points to shrink the DWU lead back to two points in the final nine and a half minutes of regulation.
• With 8:32 left in the game, the Chargers; tied the game for the first time in the second half at 53-53.
• The next trip down the floor, Oppold collected on a jumper setting DWU back in command 55-53.
• Dakota Wesleyan's lead did not last long as the Chargers tied the game again at 55-55, but Schultz hit a jumper on the opposite side of the court for the 57-55 lead.
• With 3:58 left in the game, BCU converted on a pair of free throws knotting the game at 62-62 once again.
• Entering the final minute of the game; DWU was on top 67-62.
• With 16-seconds still on the clock, Briar Cliff hit a three-pointer as DWU still led 71-65 after the made basket from deep, the Chargers called a timeout.
• Dakota Wesleyan's last four points of the game all came from the free-throw line as Schultz converted on all four of them for the 75-68 upset win over No. 25 Briar Cliff.
• Over the 40-minutes, DWU shot 51.9% from the floor, 36.4% beyond the arc, and 91.7% at the free-throw line.
• Briar Cliff was held to shooting 39.2% from the floor with 51 attempts, 39.3% beyond the arc, and 85% at the foul line.
• The Tigers narrowly outrebounded the Chargers 28-26 as both teams tallied 11 assists.
• The Tigers forced eight turnovers while being charged with seven turnovers themselves.

Beyond The Results

• Koln Oppold: 22 points, 52.6 FG%, 33.3 3-pt%, and five rebounds
• Nick Wittler: 17 points, 50 FG%, 71.4 3-pt%, 100 FT%, and two assists
• Sawyer Schultz: 15 points, 80 FG%, three rebounds, and two steals
• Jeffrey Schuch: Ten rebounds, four assists, and three steals
• Mason Larson: Eight points and eight rebounds

Up Next

Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball returns home for two games beginning Wednesday, February 2. The Tigers will welcome RV Jamestown to the Corn Palace for a 7:45 p.m. tipoff.