Trailing by four points early in the game, Buena Vista went on a 36-13 run to close out the first half to seize a 40-21 halftime advantage. Central would get no closer than 15 points the rest of the way. The Beavers held an astounding 21-9 first half rebounding edge. Buena Vista ended the game with a 33 to 25 advantage in total rebounds.
Michael Cameron paced a very balanced Buena Vista scoring attack with 14 points. Eric Wiebers tallied 13 points and seven assists. Brandon Kies and Jordan Campbell each added a dozen. Randy Bissen fell just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Central was led by Simeon Lang, who poured in 18 points. No other Dutch player reached double figures. Central shot just 38.5 percent from the field and only 24.0 percent in the first half.
Buena Vista improved to 17-3, 9-2 in the IIAC. Central fell to 5-16, 3-10 in conference play.
Newspaper Box Score Central College vs Buena Vista University 2/5/05 8:00 at Storm Lake, IA At Storm Lake, IA BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 81, CENTRAL COLLEGE 65 CENTRAL COLLEGE (5-16, 3-10) LANG, Simeon 7-10 0-0 18; HUISMAN, Scott 2-7 4-4 8; VOS, Brandon 2-2 0-0 6; NELSON, Chris 1-5 2-2 5; DEHOOGH, Brett 1-7 2-2 5; CLARK, Zak 1-2 2-2 5; DRIFTMIER, Clint 1-6 2-2 4; FELDMAN, Dustin 2-4 0-0 4; CORKREAN, Jeff 1-3 0-0 3; SMITH, Grant 1-1 1-1 3; PEDERSEN, Keith 1-3 0-0 2; MEYER, A.J. 0-0 1-2 1; SMITH, Josh 0-0 1-2 1; HOOKER, Doug 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 15-17 65. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (17-3, 9-2) CAMERON, Michael 6-7 0-0 14; WIEBERS, Eric 6-11 0-0 13; KIES, Brandon 4-6 2-2 12; CAMPBELL, Jordan 4-10 4-4 12; BISSEN, Randy 3-7 3-7 9; VIET, Reece 3-4 0-0 8; JOEKEL, Mark 2-3 0-0 4; GRIMM, Nolan 1-2 0-0 3; SCHMIDT, Jesse 1-2 0-0 2; YOUNG, Derrick 1-2 0-0 2; FRANKLIN, Rahn 1-1 0-0 2; HOLTON, Eric 0-0 0-0 0; PETERSEN, Dan 0-0 0-0 0; RANEY, Erik 0-0 0-0 0; WITTRY, Matt 0-0 0-0 0; FRANCIC, Nesha 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-55 9-13 81. Central College............... 21 44 - 65 Buena Vista University........ 40 41 - 81 3-point goals-Central College 10-22 (LANG, Simeon 4-7; VOS, Brandon 2-2; CORKREAN, Jeff 1-3; NELSON, Chris 1-4; CLARK, Zak 1-2; DEHOOGH, Brett 1-3; HOOKER, Doug 0-1), Buena Vista University 8-16 (CAMERON, Michael 2-2; VIET, Reece 2-3; KIES, Brandon 2-4; GRIMM, Nolan 1-2; WIEBERS, Eric 1-2; JOEKEL, Mark 0-1; CAMPBELL, Jordan 0-2). Fouled out--Central College-None, Buena Vista University-None. Rebounds-Central College 25 (DRIFTMIER, Clint 6), Buena Vista University 33 (BISSEN, Randy 9). Assists-Central College 14 (HOOKER, Doug 5), Buena Vista University 20 (WIEBERS, Eric 7). Total fouls-Central College 13, Buena Vista University 16. A-1300