Box Score
Box score
MILWAUKEE - Senior guard Nate Bauer (Lake
Mills, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) reached 1,000 career points and
senior guard Tim Demuth (Franksville, Wis./Racine Lutheran) scored
33 points, but the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team
fell in overtime to Marian 75-71 Saturday afternoon.
The game was sent into overtime courtesy of a Bauer jumper in
the paint with five seconds left in the second half as his shot
tied the score at 64-64. Marian scored the first four points of the
extra session but WLC answered with the next five, taking a 69-68
lead with 2:18 left in the game. The Sabres pushed their lead to
73-69 and held on for the 75-71 victory.
The start of the contest was all WLC as it jumped out to an 11-2
lead over the first five minutes, thanks to two three-pointers by
Demuth and one from Bauer. The Warriors lead stood at 20-11 with
six minutes left in the half, but Marian chipped away and cut the
lead to 26-22 at the break.
Demuth had nine points in the first half to lead all scorers as
the Warriors shot 45 percent (9-for-20) from the floor. The WLC
defense stood tall in the first 20 minutes as well, holding Marian
to 28.6 percent (6-for-21) shooting in the first half.
The second half was a back-and-forth contest as the lead changed
hands five times and was tied on nine different occasions. The
ninth and final tie of the second half came at the end as 40
minutes was not enough to decide the contest.
Demuth torched the nets in the second half and overtime as he
scored 21 points of 8-for-13 shooting after halftime, finishing the
game with 33 points. Bauer finished with 17 points, including
7-for-8 from the free throw line.
As a team, the Warriors shot 42.3 percent (22-for-52) from the
floor, including an impressive 83.3 percent (20-for-24) from the
charity stripe. Marian shot 47.2 percent (25-for-53) from the floor
and also out-rebounded WLC 39-26 in the game.
Drew Binversie scored a team-high 23 points for Marian (8-7, 4-3
NAC) and Cody Veleke added 18 points and eight rebounds.
Wisconsin Lutheran (7-10, 4-4 NAC) returns to action Tuesday
when it visits Aurora (11-4, 6-0 NAC) for a 7 p.m. tip-off. Live
audio, stats, and video will be provided for the game and the links
can be found at wlcsports.com.
