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71
Central (IA) CENM 12-10(6-7 IIAC)
82
Winner Loras LORM 16-6 (9-4 IIAC)
Central (IA) CENM
12-10(6-7 IIAC)
71
Final
82
Loras LORM
16-6 (9-4 IIAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central (IA) CENM 50 21 71
Loras LORM 44 38 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Monster Second Half Comeback Lifts Duhawks Over Dutch

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's basketball team used a 20-0 run in the second half on Wednesday to come-from-behind and defeat Central, 82-71. Senior Danny Quinn finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points and adding 11 rebounds.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
First Half
  • Freshman Matt Dacy-Seijo opened the evening with a 3-pointer at the 19:16 mark of the first half to give the Duhawks an early lead.
  • Central responded with a 13-4 run over the next 4:36 with baskets from five different players.
  • The Dutch took their five-point lead and extended it to 14 with a 9-0 run after a 3-point play from Austin Glawe.
  • Loras managed to cut the double-digit deficit to six at the half with a 9-4 run over the final 3:24 with five points from junior Justin Busch.

Second Half
  • Out of the gates, Central ran its lead back to double-digits at 63-49 with a 13-5 run, limit the Duhawks to 2-of-8 from the floor.
  • A jumper from Quinn sparked Loras' offense, resulting in a 20-0 run, resulting in the Duhawks' first lead since their opening basket.
  • During the run, Loras as 10-of-13 from the floor and forced seven turnovers from the Dutch. All 10 of the Duhawks' baskets came from inside the arc and from six different players.
  • Leading by six, Loras never looked back and closed the game on a 13-8 run thanks to seven points from senior Justin VanWambeke.

NOTABLES
  • Loras reached the 16-win mark on Wednesday for the first time since the 2008-09 season
  • The Duhawks finished with three players in double-figures, led by VanWambeke's 19 points
  • Off the bench, Busch brought the energy and finished with a career-high nine points, adding four rebounds and three steals
  • Wednesday marked the first time this season that Loras was held to one 3-pointer in the second half

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME
Danny Quinn | The senior recorded his first double-double of the season and second of his career. Quinn totaled eight rebounds in the second half after being limited to three in the opening frame.

SOUNDBITES | Justin Busch, Danny Quinn and Head Coach Chris Martin

UP NEXT
With three games remaining in the regular season, Loras travels to Luther on Saturday. After dropping their first 11 conference games, the Norse enter the weekend on a two-game winning streak, defeating Wartburg on the road on Wednesday 69-64. Tip-off from Decorah is set for 4 p.m.