Wartburg was the first to strike and would maintain the lead throughout much of the first half. However, the Beavers put together a 13-5 run with just under six minutes remaining in the half to claim a seven-point advantage at the half.
The Beavers controlled the lead for much of the second half, although Wartburg did make a couple of runs to steal the lead momentarily. With a little over six minutes left in the game, Eric Wiebers hit a three point basket that put the Beavers in the lead for good and on the path to claim the 75-64 win.
BVU's Michael Cameron led all scorers with 25 points, going 5-7 from behind the arc. In addition, Wiebers and Jordan Campbell scored 17 and 16 points, respectively, in the win.
Wartburg was paced by Jordan Atchinson who scored 17 points, while Nate Schmidt added 16 points in the loss for the Knights. Wartburg shot 22 of 51 (43 percent) from the floor but only six of 28 (21 percent) from three point range.
Buena Vista made 28 of 54 shots (52 percent) from the field, including nine of 19 (47 percent) from behind the arc. The Beavers forced 16 Knight turnovers.
Wartburg, which had already clinched the conference crown, will be the number one seed in next week's conference tournament. The Knights will host Simpson College on Tuesday. Buena Vista, the number two seed, will host Central College.
Wartburg College vs Buena Vista University 2/19/05 4:00 at Storm Lake, IA At Storm Lake, IA BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 75, WARTBURG COLLEGE 64 WARTBURG COLLEGE (21-4, 15-1) ATCHISON, Jordan 5-10 5-6 17; SCHMIDT, Nate 7-9 1-1 16; NELSON, Lee 3-4 2-3 9; MENKE, James 2-8 0-0 6; PETERSON, Cassidy 2-2 0-0 4; GULLICKSON, Nick 2-2 0-0 4; JOHNSON, Alan 0-2 3-4 3; CARTMILL, Rance 1-6 1-2 3; STEEGE, Jason 0-7 2-2 2; FORMANEK, Joel 0-1 0-0 0; SANCHEZ, Adam 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 14-18 64. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (22-3, 14-2) CAMERON, Michael 7-11 6-6 25; WIEBERS, Eric 7-19 0-0 17; CAMPBELL, Jordan 7-9 1-2 16; BISSEN, Randy 3-5 0-5 6; KIES, Brandon 2-4 1-1 5; WITTRY, Matt 0-0 2-4 2; FRANKLIN, Rahn 1-3 0-0 2; JOEKEL, Mark 1-2 0-0 2; SCHMIDT, Jesse 0-1 0-0 0; GRIMM, Nolan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 10-18 75. Wartburg College.............. 32 32 - 64 Buena Vista University........ 39 36 - 75 3-point goals-Wartburg College 6-28 (MENKE, James 2-7; ATCHISON, Jordan 2-5; NELSON, Lee 1-2; SCHMIDT, Nate 1-3; CARTMILL, Rance 0-4; STEEGE, Jason 0-5; FORMANEK, Joel 0-1; JOHNSON, Alan 0-1), Buena Vista University 9-19 (CAMERON, Michael 5-7; WIEBERS, Eric 3-7; CAMPBELL, Jordan 1-3; FRANKLIN, Rahn 0-1; JOEKEL, Mark 0-1). Fouled out--Wartburg College-None, Buena Vista University-None. Rebounds-Wartburg College 32 (SCHMIDT, Nate 5), Buena Vista University 31 (KIES, Brandon 7). Assists-Wartburg College 13 (STEEGE, Jason 3; ATCHISON, Jordan 3), Buena Vista University 20 (WITTRY, Matt 6). Total fouls-Wartburg College 17, Buena Vista University 18. A-2100 Buena Vista Ranked 10th in D3hoops.com poll Wartburg Ranked 11th in D3hoops.com poll