Box Score
Box score
RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The Wisconsin Lutheran
College men's basketball team used a big advantage off turnovers
and a strong second-half finish as it defeated Dominican 66-59
Saturday afternoon in a Northern Athletics Conference game at the
Igini Sports Forum. The win was the second straight victory for
WLC.
The Warriors held a four-point advantage after one half of play
as neither team could build much of an edge in the first 20 minutes
of play. Dominican made the first run of the game, building
a first-half best six-point lead at 13-7 with 12:28 remaining in
the half before the Warriors responded with a 6-0 run with four
points coming from sophomore Kyle Stelse (Jefferson, Wis./Lakeside
Lutheran). The score was knotted at 13-13 with 11 minutes remaining
in the half.
WLC grabbed its first lead of the game with 5:37 left in the
first half when sophomore Brett Lubbe's (Las Vegas, Nev./Faith
Lutheran) layup gave the visitors a 19-18 advantage. WLC scored six
of the next eight points for a five-point lead at 25-20. DU cut the
lead to two points before senior Nate Bauer (Lake Mills,
Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) beat the buzzer giving Wisconsin Lutheran a
28-24 halftime lead.
The Warriors shot 41.9 percent (13-for-31) in the opening half
and were led by eight first-half points from Stelse. The Warriors
grabbed nine offensive rebounds in the first half, five of those by
Lubbe. The nine offensive rebounds plus 10 forced turnovers gave
the Warriors 11 more shot attempts in the first 20 minutes. The
Stars connected on 50 percent (10-for-20) of their first-half shots
and were led by Logan Harris' eight points.
Dominican came out strong after halftime, opening the half on a
6-0 run to quickly take a 30-28 advantage just 1:50 into the second
half. DU held a 33-30 lead with 16:16 remaining, but the Warriors
held the Stars without a field goal for six and a half minutes as
they built a 37-34 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the game.
The Warriors' lead was still at three, 47-44, with 5:21
remaining before they surged ahead with a 6-0 run behind four Bauer
free throws for a nine-point advantage with just under three
minutes to play. WLC held a 57-46 lead with two minutes left, but
DU quickly cut that lead to six at 57-51 following a Kyle Sherwin
three-pointer with 1:06 on the clock.
Dominican netted a few more field goals but WLC knocked down
nine of 10 free throws down the stretch to pull away for the 66-59
victory.
Bauer finished with a team-best 19 points for the Warriors,
including seven points from the charity stripe where WLC shot 75
percent (21-for-28) as a team. Stelse poured in a career-best 14
points off the bench, while Demuth and senior Julion Griffin
(Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) added 13 and 11, respectively.
Griffin also added 11 rebounds for a double-double.
Dominican (3-6, 2-3 NAC) was led by Logan Harris who posted a
double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Keener added
13 points.
Dominican outshot the Warriors as it finished the contest
knocking down 46 percent (23-for-50) of its shots compared to 37.9
percent (22-for-58) for WLC. Turnovers proved to be a huge
difference in the game as the Warriors forced 18 DU turnovers
compared to just seven themselves.
Wisconsin Lutheran (3-7, 2-3 NAC) returns to action Monday when
it visits Silver Lake (4-8) in a non-conference matchup. Tip-off
between the Warriors and Lakers is set for 6 p.m. at the
UW-Manitowoc Fieldhouse. Fans can follow the action via live audio
at wlcsports.com.
