Starting the second half off strongly, Buena Vista pulled away from a 23-16 halftime margin to open up a comfortable lead which grew to 20 points with a little over eight minutes to play in the game. The University of Dubuque stepped up its game and slowly whittled away Buena Vista’s lead, converting on six free throws, to bring the score to 59-50 with four minutes left in regulation.
Although the Spartans got within seven points with a little under two minutes remaining, they were unable to seriously challenge for the lead. With four seconds left on the clock, Dubuque swished a three-point shot to conclude the game, 67-61.
Jesse Schmidt led the way with 14 points for the victory. Nolan Grimm had a strong showing with 12 points, shooting 4-7 from beyond the arc. Brian Fogleman recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
TDubuque had three players in double figures, led by Norris Langford with 16. Andrew Fisch had 15 points and Luke Stotmeister had 13. The Spartans conclude their season with a record of 14-10 overall, 6-10 in the IIAC.
This win has brought the Beavers' record to 10-6 in the conference and 12-13 overall. Tournament play begins on February 21 as Buena Vista will host Luther College in Storm Lake. The Beavers earned the third seed while the Norse are the sixth seed.
University of Dubuque vs Buena Vista University 02/18/06 4:00 pm at Storm Lake, IA At Storm Lake, IA BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 67, UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE 61 UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE (14-10, 6-10 IIAC) LANGFORD, Norris 5-10 2-2 16; FISCH, Andrew 5-9 5-5 15; STOTMEISTER, Luke 6-18 0-1 13; DAUGHERTY, Tyler 3-12 3-3 9; HAHNE, Ryan 1-6 0-0 3; OLALDE, Dionicio 1-1 0-0 3; PEEK, Michael 1-3 0-0 2; MOORE, Jonathan 0-2 0-0 0; CARSON, Marcus 0-0 0-0 0; JONES, Joshua 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 10-11 61. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (12-13, 10-6 IIAC) SCHMIDT, Jesse 5-11 4-5 14; GRIMM, Nolan 4-8 0-0 12; FOGLEMAN, Brian 4-10 2-2 10; WAGNER, Andre 3-8 1-2 8; PERSON, Travis 3-5 0-1 6; JOEKEL, Mark 2-3 0-0 5; BISSEN, Jeff 1-4 2-2 5; FRANCIC, Nesha 2-2 0-4 4; HOLTON, Eric 0-4 2-2 2; FRANKLIN, Rahn 0-5 1-2 1; GRAY, KJ 0-0 0-0 0; METZ, Sean 0-1 0-0 0; CLEVELAND, Matt 0-0 0-0 0; MORGAN, Casey 0-0 0-0 0; WITTRY, Matt 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 12-20 67. University of Dubuque......... 16 45 - 61 Buena Vista University........ 23 44 - 67 3-point goals-University of Dubuque 7-16 (LANGFORD, Norris 4-6; STOTMEISTER, Luke 1-4; OLALDE, Dionicio 1-1; HAHNE, Ryan 1-3; DAUGHERTY, Tyler 0-2), Buena Vista University 7-22 (GRIMM, Nolan 4-7; WAGNER, Andre 1-4; BISSEN, Jeff 1-2; JOEKEL, Mark 1-2; HOLTON, Eric 0-3; WITTRY, Matt 0-1; PERSON, Travis 0-2; SCHMIDT, Jesse 0-1). Fouled out--University of Dubuque-None, Buena Vista University-None. Rebounds-University of Dubuque 37 (STOTMEISTER, Luke 7; PEEK, Michael 7), Buena Vista University 47 (FOGLEMAN, Brian 11). Assists-University of Dubuque 9 (STOTMEISTER, Luke 2; LANGFORD, Norris 2), Buena Vista University 15 (WITTRY, Matt 6). Total fouls-University of Dubuque 15, Buena Vista University 16. A-1050