Box Score
Box score
MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
men's basketball team secured a pivotal Northern Athletics
Conference victory Tuesday night, defeating South Division opponent
Dominican, 76-63, at the Recreation Complex.
Sophomore guard Sam Kuehl (Lake Mills, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran)
hit a jump shot on the Warriors' opening possession of the game and
the Warriors never trailed from the opening tip Tuesday.
The Warriors and Stars played very evenly throughout the first
15 minutes of play as Wisconsin Lutheran held a 22-21 lead with
five minutes left in the first half. It was all WLC for the
remainder of the first half, however, as it ended the period on a
13-0 run. The first five of those points came from senior Tim
Demuth (Franksville, Wis./Racine Lutheran) as WLC took a 35-21 lead
into halftime.
The Warriors scorched the nets in the opening half as they
connected on 57.1 percent (16-for-28) of their first-half shots.
Demuth led a balanced first-half attack for Wisconsin Lutheran with
eight points. Dominican shot just 32.1 percent (9-for-28) in the
first 20 minutes.
It was the visiting Stars who came out strong in the second half
as they surged out on a quick 7-0 run, cutting the Warriors lead to
35-28 with 17:56 left in the game. WLC pushed the lead back to 14
points at 46-32 with 15:20 left thanks to back-to-back three-point
baskets by Demuth and freshman Randy Strutz (Sturtevant,
Wis./Shoreland Lutheran).
The Wisconsin Lutheran lead hovered around the 10-point mark
until Dominican cut the margin to six at 61-55 with six minutes
left in the contest. DU brought the score to 62-57 with 4:36
remaining, but the Warriors rallied off an 8-2 run, capped off by a
senior Nate Bauer (Lake Mills, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran)
three-pointer for a 70-59 advantage with 2:23 left in the game. The
Warriors had little trouble closing out from that point as they
went on to win 76-63.
WLC finished the game shooting 52.7 percent (29-for-55) from the
floor, and 85.7 percent (12-for-14) from the charity stripe.
Dominican countered with 41.4 percent (24-for-58) shooting in the
game.
Demuth finished with a team-best 17 points for the Warriors on
6-for-12 shooting. Bauer added 14 points, while sophomore Kyle
Stelse (Jefferson, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) came off the bench to
score 11 points. The WLC bench played a big part in the victory as
its reserves outscored Dominican, 28-10.
Dominican (9-12, 7-6 NAC) was led by Anthony Keener's game-high
21 points, 19 of which came after halftime. Logan Harris added nine
points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for the Stars.
Wisconsin Lutheran (9-12, 6-6 NAC) will return to action
Saturday when it visits the Todd Wehr Edgedome in Madison, Wis.,
for a showdown with Edgewood (5-16, 4-8 NAC). Tip-off between the
Warriors and Eagles is set for 4:15 p.m. Fans can follow the action
live via audio, stats, and video at wlcsports.com.
