TIGERS WIN THE BOUT AGAINST (RV) RAIDERS IN THE REMATCH AT HOME 92-86

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball grabbed a big win at home in front of 1,464 fans, making it the largest crowd this season for men's basketball. Seven different players score for DWU while four of them notch double-digits.

The Quick Details

Score:

DWU 92 – (RV) NWC 86

Records:

DWU 11-13 Overall (GPAC 8-9)

NWC 18-9 Overall (GPAC 10-7)

How It Happened

• In the first five minutes, the Tigers and Raiders had five lead changes and one tie as DWU was on top 15-12.
• Ace Zorr extended the DWU lead to 17-12 on a layup before the Raiders hit a three-pointer on the opposite end, cutting the lead to 17-15.
• After two minutes of scoreless basketball, Northwestern tied things up 17-17 on a pair of free throws.
• Koln Oppold gave DWU the lead again at 22-19 after hitting a shot from deep with 11:50 left in the first half.
• Tigers broke away after Zorr collected on a tough layup for the 31-23.
• Dakota Wesleyan's largest lead of the game came with 6:45 left in the first half after Nick Wittler made a layup for the 12-point lead, 37-25.
• The Tigers went cold for three minutes, allowing the Raiders to put together an 8-0 run that closed the DWU lead to six points with three minutes left.
• In the final minute of the first half, Oppold and Teegan Evers; both hit shots beyond the arc as the Tigers went into the break leading the Raiders 48-41.
• DWU and NWC were going basket-for-basket to start things off in the second half as Oppold hit another three-pointer right before a two-minute scoring drought.
• Northwestern climbed back into the game after making back-to-back shots cutting the Tigers lead to four points 57-53.
• Just after the midway point of the second half; NWC cut the DWU lead again, 69-68.
• Dakota Wesleyan gave up the lead for the first time in the second half with 8:09 left in regulation as the Raiders hit a shot from beyond the arc for the 73-71 lead.
• The Tigers trailed for over two minutes before getting the lead back as Zorr made a layup in the paint for the 79-78 advantage.
• As Dakota Wesleyan and Northwestern headed into the final five minutes of play, the game saw multiple ties and several lead changes.
• Until Oppold hit a shot beyond the arc for the one-point lead 85-84 with 2:28 remaining in regulation.
• After the Tigers gained the lead at 85-84, the Raiders never led again as DWU shut the door and converted on their free throws to win the game 92-86 against the receiving votes, Northwestern.
• Overall, DWU shot 50% from the floor, 48% beyond the arc, and 94.1% at the free-throw line.
• NWC shot 52.3% from the field, 45.5% from distance, and converted on all eight free throws.
• The Tigers outrebounded the Raiders 31-25 and outscored NWC in second-chance points 10-4 and points off turnovers 16-4.
• DWU's bench chipped in with 24 points, led by Zorr scoring 19 of them.
• The Raiders bench chipped in with 15 points.

Beyond The Results

• Koln Oppold: 24 points, 47.0 FG%, 61.5 3-pt%, five rebounds, and six assists
• Ace Zorr: 19 points, 70 FG%, 83.3 FT%, six rebounds, one steal, and two blocks
• Sawyer Schultz: 17 points, 46.1 FG%, 25 3-pt%, 100 FT%, six rebounds, and six assists
• Nick Wittler: 15 points, 54.5 FG%, 50 3-pt%, 100 FT%, eight rebounds, three assists, and one steal

Up Next

Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball will close out their road slate this weekend; as they travel to Fremont, Nebraska. The Tigers will tip-off against the Warriors of Midland at 3:45 p.m. from the Wikert Event Center.