DUBUQUE. Iowa - The University of Dubuque men's basketball team played got back in the win column in conference play as the handled the Luther College Norse with a dominating first half as the Spartans get win number seven in conference play with a 73-48 win on home court. 

Sam Kilburg was able to get a lay-up on the opening possession of the game and it ignited a 19-0 run to open the game. Not until almost six minutes into the game did the Norse get their first bucket of the game and it came on a scramble for the ball that fell into the hands of the Norse near the basket. The Spartans defense only allowed five made field goals in the first half as five of their points came at the free throw line. The Spartans led 47-16 at the break which is the largest halftime lead for the Spartans this season, most points scored in the first half, and least amount of points given up in a half this season. The Spartans were able to cruise in the second half leading by as 24 points throughout the half on their way to sweeping the Norse in the season series. 

Dylan Anderson had a game-high 14 points scoring all of them in the first half. Anderson scored 11 of the 19 points for the Spartans to open the game that included three made three-pointers in the first four minutes of the game. Two other Spartans scored in double figures as Brock Simon added 13 with three made three-pointers and Sam Kilburg scored 10. 

Alexander Arango and Eli Rogers scored their first career points of their University of Dubuque careers as Arango made a basket and Rogers knocked down a free throw late in the game. 

Hear from Robbie Sieverding
"Tonight we got off to a great start and our guys played really well on the defensive end. Dylan gave us great energy and we were able to get our hands on a lot of balls and disrupt them.  We also did a pretty good job running our offense and ended up with 16 assists to just 8 turnovers. Proud of our guys because it's  been a while since we have played really well and I thought tonight we were locked in from the start."

The Spartans finished the game above 40% in both field goal percentage and three-point percentage and made 10-14 (71.4%) from the free throw line. The Spartans capitalized on 16 Norse turnovers converting them into 20 points compared to only five points off turnovers for the Norse. 

The Spartans move to 16-4 overall and 7-4 in conference play this season. 

Up Next
The Spartans will be on the road this weekend as they travel to Storm Lake, Iowa to take on the Buena Vista University Beavers on Saturday, February 3 at 4:00 p.m.