LINCOLN, Neb. – An offensive explosion occurred on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 13) as the Nebraska Wesleyan men's basketball team got back on the winning track with a 103-94 victory over the University of Dubuque in front of a raucous crowd at Snyder Arena.
 
Nebraska Wesleyan made 11 3-pointers in the first half alone and finished the game with 15 total hitting 40.5 percent from beyond the arc.  The Prairie Wolves went over 100 points for the second straight time at home and the sixth time on the season as NWU improves to 13-2 overall and 4-2 in IIAC play.
 
Meanwhile the University of Dubuque proved much tougher than their conference winless record as the Spartans shots 51.6 percent from the field and had four players reach double figures.  The Spartans drop to 8-7 overall and 0-6 in IIAC action.
 
NWU built up a 54-49 advantage at halftime with their strong shooting from the outside.  NWU was 11-24 on 3-pointers in the first half, while Dubuque was 50 percent at 6-12 from deep.
 
In the second half maintained the lead the entire way but the Spartans stayed with five points for the first ten minutes then NWU got up by 10 points on a 3-pointer from Deion Wells-Ross with just under nine minutes remaining.  Dubuque would not quit as got to as close as five points on a fast break dunk from Jamaree Atwater with 1:48 remaining. 
 
The Prairie Wolves hit 4-4 free throws on the next two possessions to get back up by nine points and that would end the threat by the pesky Spartans.
 
Sophomore Nate Bahe came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points and lead the Prairie Wolves.  Bahe was 6-7 from the floor in the first half and finished the game at 10-14 from the floor.  He hit 4-8 from 3-point range to lead the team from beyond the arc.
 
Once again five different players scored in double figures for Nebraska Wesleyan with two players recording double-doubles.  As a team NWU shot exactly 50 percent from the field and went 15-37 from 3-point range.  NWU also hit 24-28 free throws for 85.7 percent.
 
Deion Wells-Ross notched his seventh double-double of the year with 15 points and 13 rebounds despite spending the majority of the first half on the bench with two fouls.  Wells-Ross also had a team-high three steals and three blocks on the night as he was 5-5 from the floor.
 
Nate Schimonitz also had a double-double, but his came on points and assists.  Schimonitz scored 13 points and dished out 11 assists on the night.  He was 9-10 at the free throw line and pulled down six rebounds.
 
Ryan Garver scored 15 points with five assists and Cooper Cook scored 10 points, including the first two 3-pointers of the game.
 
Dubuque star guard TJ Lake finished the game with 30 points, the fourth straight time he has scored over 30 points as he leads the conference in scoring.  He was 10-24 from the floor, making just 2-8 on 3-point attempts.   Marcus McDaniel came off the bench to score 23 points on 8-12 shooting.
 
NWU will have little time to celebrate as they are back on the court Monday night at Coe College, the first of three games next week.  The Prairie Wolves are one of four Iowa Conference teams with two league losses.  No IIAC team is undefeated as Buena Vista lost on Saturday.