Gretzky scores 24, Storm men win at Wartburg
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Simpson (10-6, 3-2IIAC) | 47 | 33 | 80 | |
Wartburg (9-7, 2-3 IIAC) | 36 | 39 | 75 |
Wartburg
Game Statistics | Simpson | Wartburg |
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Field Goals | (26-57) | (25-49) |
Field Goal % | 45.6% | 51.0% |
Rebounds | 35 | 30 |
Assists | 10 | 7 |
Turnovers | 16 | 18 |
Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 19 |
2nd Chance Pts | 11 | 8 |
Bench Pts | 13 | 29 |
WAVERLY, Iowa - Dillon Gretzky scored 24 points, Ryan Skaar had 17 and the Simpson men's basketball team held off Wartburg 80-75 on Wednesday night.
Simpson led almost the entire game, but Wartburg had a chance to tie in the final 20 seconds. Trailing 78-75 after Austin Turner missed a pair of free throws, Wartburg failed to get up a shot on the ensuing possession as Cam Kickbush threw it out of bounds with five seconds left.
Skaar went 4-for-7 from 3-point range in the first half and Turner scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half. DJ Dafney had nine points and 11 rebounds for the Storm (10-6, 3-2 Iowa Conference), who won for just the third time in Waverly since the 1999-2000 season.
Jordan Cannon had 17 points and Nick Webber 15 for the Knights (9-7, 2-3), who lost despite shooting 51 percent from the field.
Webber made the first shot of the game but Skaar answered with a 3-pointer, and Simpson led the rest of the way. Skaar, Dafney and Gretzky all hit 3-pointers as the Storm went on a 13-4 run to build an early 18-8 lead.
Simpson led by as many as 12 in the second half, going ahead 65-53 after a 3-point play and a 3-pointer by Turner with 11:04 left. Wartburg came back, pulling within 78-75 on a Nate Woeste layup with 29 seconds left.
Up next: Simpson hosts Luther on Saturday. The Norse (3-13, 2-3) lost to Loras 85-67 on Wednesday.