WAVERLY, Iowa - The University of Dubuque men's basketball team won their fourth straight game on Wednesday night as the Spartans defeated the Wartburg College Knights 90-81 on the road behind five scorers in double figures. Grady Thompson led the way with 24 points. 

The Spartans and Knights went back and forth in the first half as both teams were separated by no more than six points through the first 20 minutes. The Spartans led briefly in the early stages of the half before Wartburg took the lead back. With 7:44 left in the half, Dylan Hibicke would bury a three-pointer to give the Spartans the lead again at 26-23. Despite the Knights shooting 56.67% from the field in the first half, the Spartans only trailed by three at the break.

The Spartans shot nearly 60% from the field in the second half and opened the half on a 17-7 run to give them a 57-50 advantage with 13:18 left in the game. The Spartans would get their first double digit lead with 6:26 left at 72-62. The Spartans led by as many as 14 on three separate occasions in the closing minutes. 

The Spartans were 17-23 (73.9%) from the free throw line tonight with 21 of those free throw attempts coming in the final five minutes of the game. The Spartans finished the game shooting 33-63 (52.4%) from the field. 

Thompson had a game-high 24 points on 8-16 shooting, 4-8 from the three-point arc. The junior guard also recorded a season-high four steals. Jalen Scott had a stellar night in the box score, recording 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and was 7-8 at the free throw line. Josh Senica scored a career-high 12 points on an efficient 5-6 shooting night. Off the bench, Hibicke scored 14 points, while Ethan Henderson added 10. Jacob Williams finished with a career-high four blocks on the defensive end of the floor.

Hear from Robbie Sieverding
"We played a solid second half and had some bench guys step up and play well. Grady hit some big shots to get us going and Josh and Dylan both played well tonight. Jalen Scott really played well in the second half and we defended better in the second half as well."

The Spartans won all four games on their four game road trip and are now 14-6 overall and 7-4 in conference play.

Up Next
The Spartans will be back at home for four of their final five regular season game starting on Saturday (Feb. 7) when they host the Central College Dutch at 4:00 p.m. from the Stoltz Sports Center.