DECORAH, Iowa --- Crown Men's Basketball fell to Luther College on Saturday in an extremely close matchup with the Norse, 100-93. Crown led at halftime 46-38, but unfortunately, the Norse were able to pull off the comeback in the second half.
Junior
Timothy Wendel led the Storm with 28 points, and sophomore
Christian Moore was close behind with 22 points. Junior
Kole Jusczak led the Storm with eight rebounds, and senior guards
Keegan Oyugi and
Josh Volness led the Storm with four assists. Volness also added 16 points in the matchup. Junior forward
Gunnar Ledin led the bench scoring with ten points. Senior
Keegan Oyugi scored 12 points in the game.
The Storm outshot Luther from the field, 49% to 45%, and from three 38% to 30%. Crown only missed two free throws for the second straight game, going 16/18 from the line.
The Storm return home for a UMAC contest against Northwestern on Wednesday evening in St.Bonifacius.