Jordan Campbell led a group of five Buena Vista players that reached double figures with 18 points. He was eight for eight from the foor including two of two from behind the arc. Randy Bissen, who had a game-high nine rebounds, and Eric Wiebers added 15 points. Bissen's second rebound of the game was the 400th of his collegiate career. Brandon Kies and Mark Joekel contributed 13 and 12 respectively.
Buena Vista made its first nine shots and jumped out to a 54-32 halftime advantage. The Beavers then went on a 14-7 run to open the second half which effectively eliminated any chance of a Spartan comeback.
Dubuque's Nick Thomas, who had been averaging a conference best 26 points per game, led the Spartans with 19 points and five rebounds. The team shot 37.5 percent (21 of 56) from the field.
Buena Vista, now 2-1 in the IIAC, held a 38-21 rebounding advantage. Michael Cameron and Matt Wittry each had seven assists in the win.
Buena Vista returns to action on Saturday by hosting Simpson College. The game at Siebens Fieldhouse will start at 6:00 pm.
University of Dubuque vs Buena Vista University 1/14/05 8:00 at Storm Lake At Storm Lake BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 106, UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE 68 UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE (5-7,0-4) THOMAS, Nick 5-17 8-10 19; TAYLOR, Mike 4-5 2-3 14; STOTMEISTER, Luke 4-9 1-2 11; DAUGHERTY, Tyler 3-9 0-0 9; BOYD, Nick 1-3 1-1 3; SCOTT, James 1-5 0-0 3; WISE, Daniel 1-1 0-0 2; FOLTZ, Marcus 0-0 2-2 2; FISCH, Andy 1-4 0-2 2; KUETER, Josh 1-1 0-0 2; LUX, Matt 0-1 1-2 1; BURKETT, Levi 0-0 0-0 0; STRETTON, Michael 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 15-22 68. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (10-2,2-1) CAMPBELL, Jordan 8-8 0-0 18; BISSEN, Randy 6-9 3-6 15; WIEBERS, Eric 6-7 0-0 15; KIES, Brandon 5-6 2-2 13; JOEKEL, Mark 5-6 1-1 12; CAMERON, Michael 3-5 0-0 7; GRIMM, Nolan 1-3 2-2 5; YOUNG, Derrick 2-2 0-0 5; VIET, Reece 2-7 0-0 4; FRANCIC, Nesha 2-4 0-0 4; HOLTON, Eric 1-1 0-0 3; SCHMIDT, Jesse 1-3 0-0 3; FRANKLIN, Rahn 1-1 0-0 2; GRAY, K.J. 0-0 0-0 0; RANEY, Erik 0-0 0-0 0; WITTRY, Matt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-62 8-11 106. University of Dubuque......... 32 36 - 68 Buena Vista University........ 54 52 - 106 3-point goals-University of Dubuque 11-27 (TAYLOR, Mike 4-4; DAUGHERTY, Tyler 3-8; STOTMEISTER, Luke 2-5; SCOTT, James 1-3; THOMAS, Nick 1-6; STRETTON, Michael 0-1), Buena Vista University 12-20 (WIEBERS, Eric 3-4; CAMPBELL, Jordan 2-2; KIES, Brandon 1-2; YOUNG, Derrick 1-1; GRIMM, Nolan 1-2; CAMERON, Michael 1-2; JOEKEL, Mark 1-2; HOLTON, Eric 1-1; SCHMIDT, Jesse 1-1; VIET, Reece 0-3). Fouled out--University of Dubuque-None, Buena Vista University-None. Rebounds-University of Dubuque 21 (THOMAS, Nick 5), Buena Vista University 38 (BISSEN, Randy 9). Assists-University of Dubuque 12 (DAUGHERTY, Tyler 2; TAYLOR, Mike 2; SCOTT, James 2), Buena Vista University 29 (WITTRY, Matt 7; CAMERON, Michael 7). Total fouls-University of Dubuque 13, Buena Vista University 19. A-850