Both teams were looking to snap a two-game losing streak in the Iowa Conference opener, but a late barrage of threes from the Duhawks kept the Spartans from taking the victory by a score of 84-74.
A nip-and-tuck first half saw seven ties and 10 lead changes between the two rivals. The largest lead was five points held by Dubuque at the 9:28 mark, 21-16. A lay-up by Loras tied the score at 32, as the two squads headed into the break.
Loras returned from the halftime rest and were connecting from all areas of the floor to grab a 15-point lead at 54-39 with 11:42 to play in front of an boisterous crowd. The Spartans fought back and tied the game at 64 with 4:53 left on the clock. The Duhawks stretched the lead once again, only to see the Spartans cut it to two points at 74-72 after a Nick Thomas three-pointer with 2:49 remaining. Loras countered with a 5-0 run and was able to hang on with free throws down the stretch.
Dubuque (2-3, 0-1) was led in scoring by Thomas', despite the staunch defense by the Duhawks, he would finish with the game high 23 points shooting 4-8 from beyond the three point arc. Tyler Daugherty added 19 and Mike Hardyman crashed the boards to collect 12 rebounds as he finished the evening with a season high 15 points.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Dubuque vs Loras
11-30-04 8:00 p.m. at Loras Fieldhouse (Dubuque, Iowa)
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VISITORS: Dubuque 2-3, 0-1 IIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
34 HARDYMAN, Mike...... f 7-10 0-0 1-4 3 9 12 5 15 0 2 0 2 37
40 NEUDEGGER, Patrick.. f 1-1 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 4 3 0 1 1 0 22
15 DAUGHERTY, Tyler.... g 6-14 3-5 4-6 1 3 4 3 19 1 3 0 1 38
20 SCOTT, James........ g 3-9 2-7 1-2 0 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 0 30
23 THOMAS, Nick........ g 7-18 4-8 5-6 0 1 1 1 23 1 4 0 0 35
05 TAYLOR, Mike........ 0-0 0-0 5-5 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 12
10 BURKETT, Levi....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
25 FOLTZ, Marcus....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
45 BOYD, Nick.......... 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 18
Team................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 24-55 9-20 17-27 10 20 30 19 74 5 13 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 43.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 45.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 11-19 57.9% Game: 63.0% 6
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HOME TEAM: Loras 2-2, 1-0 IIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
23 KING, Greg.......... f 4-12 2-7 6-6 5 6 11 4 16 0 2 1 1 34
33 MURRAY, Matt........ f 7-10 0-0 2-2 7 2 9 1 16 2 1 2 1 21
40 ERNST, Jimmy........ f 1-8 0-4 4-6 0 6 6 2 6 3 3 0 0 31
12 STINEMAN, Bobby..... g 2-10 1-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 0 0 20
30 LUDOVISSY, Jeff..... g 6-10 1-1 8-10 0 4 4 3 21 4 2 0 2 38
03 REDOVAN, J.R........ 3-6 3-4 2-2 0 0 0 3 11 3 0 0 2 20
05 SULLIVAN, Gavin..... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 8
31 SILVESTRI, Pete..... 4-6 0-0 1-1 3 2 5 1 9 0 2 1 0 19
34 BRADEN, Scottie..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
42 CHRISTIANS, Ron..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Team................ 1 2 3 1
Totals.............. 27-63 7-24 23-27 17 24 41 19 84 15 13 4 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 15-36 41.7% Game: 42.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 29.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 17-19 89.5% Game: 85.2% 3,1
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Officials: Hansen, Friday, Frehling
Technical fouls: Dubuque-HARDYMAN, Mike; THOMAS, Nick; Team. Loras-MURRAY,
Matt.
Attendance: 731
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Dubuque....................... 32 42 - 74
Loras......................... 32 52 - 84