MILWAUKEE - Marian University men's basketball (2-17, 2-10 NACC) was defeated by Wisconsin Lutheran 70-55 on the road.
- Wisconsin Lutheran opened with a slim 9-8 advantage before expanding its lead with a 9-3 run.
- Marian cut a nine-point deficit down to five with 1:31 left in the half only for WLC to score five unanswered to finish the half.
- The Sabres bounced back from a slow start to the second half to only trail 41-35 with 15:06 left to play.
- Another quick 9-3 run from the Warriors put WLC ahead 50-38 with 12:41 remaining.
- Wisconsin Lutheran maintained a double-digit lead for nearly the entire remainder of the game leading by as much as 16.
- Marian shot 23-of-55 (.418) in the game and 5-of-18 (.278) from beyond the arc.
- Wisconsin Lutheran would finish 23-of-43 (.535) and 10-of-22 (.455) on three-pointers.
- The Sabres had a slim 30-26 advantage for points in the paint.
- The Marian bench produced 20 points.
- WLC has now won the last 10 match-ups between the two programs.
