LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan men's basketball got behind early, but rallied late in a 75-67 victory over A-R-C foe Buena Vista, Wednesday night. With the win, Nebraska Wesleyan moves to 13-4 on the season, and improves to 6-2 in conference play, while Buena Vista drops to 9-8 and 4-4 in league action. 

How It Happened

The two teams traded baskets early with Nebraska Wesleyan taking a quick 3-2 lead on a Jack Groeteke three pointer. From there, the Beavers took command, and built an 11-6 lead and forced NWU to use a timeout with just over 15:00 minutes remaining in the first half. Nebraska Wesleyan responded out of the time out with a Jack Groeteke three pointer which cut the Beaver lead to three. While Nebraska Wesleyan continued to battle, Buena Vista kept the Prairie Wolves within arms reach and grew their lead to 30-20 on a three point shot with 8:23 remaining in the half. From there, Nebraska Wesleyan rallied, going on a 7-0 run over the next four minutes. The Beavers again answered, this time going on a 7-2 run to build a 37-29 lead with just under three minutes to play. The two teams would go on to trade baskets over the final 2:30, and Buena Vista brought a 46-36 lead into the locker room.

The two teams continued to trade blows in the early stages of the second half, with Nebraska Wesleyan cutting the lead to single digits multiple times, only to see Buena Vista answer back with a bucket. The Beavers seemingly grabbed control of the game on a three point shot that made the score 63-49, with just over eight minutes to play. However, Nebraska Wesleyan was not going to go quietly as Carter Glenn answered the three point shot with a quick layup to cut the lead to 12. Just over a minute later, Andrew Brewer came up with a steal and finished with a lay up on the offensive end to make the score 63-53. After forcing a couple of stops on defense, Carter Glenn came up big again with a quick five point burst that cut the lead to five. After Buena Vista answered with a bucket, Nebraska Wesleyan put the hammer down, going on a 17-2 run over the remaining four minutes to earn a hard fought, come from behind victory. 

Inside the Box Score

• Carter Glenn led NWU with 20 points, and added six steals and five assists. 
• Jack Groeteke finished second in scoring with 16 points, while bringing down a team best six rebounds. Groeteke also added one block and one assist.
• Christian Winn finished fourth in scoring with 10 points, and also contributed four rebounds and three steals.
• Nebraska Wesleyan finished the game with a shooting percentage of 50.0, with a 26.3% clip from beyond the arc. Buena Vista made 40.4% of their shots, which includes a 33.3% clip from three point range.

• Nebraska Wesleyan has now won six straight games against Buena Vista, with an average final score of 75.17-66.17. 
• Nebraska Wesleyan is 9-0 when scoring 75 or more points in 2024-25
• Carter Glenn scored 20 points for the fifth time this season. The Prairie Wolves are 4-1 when Glenn scores 20 or more points. 
• Nebraska Wesleyan is 12-0 when shooting at a .387 clip or better from the floor. 
• NWU's .263 three point percentage is the lowest percentage in a win this season.
• The Prairie Wolves recorded a season high 17 steals. This is the third time that NWU has recorded 10 or more steals in a game this season.

Up Next
Nebraska Wesleyan will play at Luther College on Saturday, January 25th. Tip off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

The 2024-25 Men's and Women's basketball seasons are presented by TeamMates Mentoring. For more information, visit TeamMates Mentoring.