STORM LAKE, Iowa (January 29, 2020) - Buena Vista held a slim 43-42 halftime lead over No. 9 Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday night, but the Prairie Wolves used nine second half three-pointers to help left them to a 97-80 victory inside of Siebens Fieldhouse.

It was only the third time all season that NWU (17-2, 10-0 A-R-C) had trailed at intermission, but BVU couldn't keep the momentum going out of the break.  NWU made 7-of-11 attempts from long range over the first 10 minutes of the half which broke the game open at 81-59 with 9:22 to play. BVU struggled from deep all night, going just 7-of-28, and were never able to make a big enough run down the stretch. Junior Michael Demers, who hit a career-high seven from beyond the arc in his last outing one week ago, hit one of his three in this contest to pull the team within 15 with 6:05 still to play and another just minutes later than pulled it back as close as 13.  That proved to be as close as the team could get down the stretch as the lead for NWU went back up to 20 with just over two minutes remaining.

Junior Brendan Gary had a career-night for BVU with 23 points on 11-of-13 shooting, to go along with seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots. Dominic Sesma made three treys and finished with 12 points while Demers also connected three times from downtown and trailed with 11.  Seniors Timothy Jeffries and Noah Schmitt chipped in with 10 points apiece.  DJ McNeal came off the bench and scored nine points while dishing out a career-best six assists.

The Beavers, who lost for only the second time this season when leading at the half, shot 45 percent from the field overall but was just 25 percent from long range.

Clay Reimers led all scorers with 26 points and added 10 rebounds for the Prairie Wolves which won their 18th straight A-R-C contest.  Jack Hiller made five of the team's 14 treys and turned in 19 points.  Nate Schimonitz chipped in with 19 points and 12 assists.

Buena Vista is now 15-3 overall (6-3 A-R-C) and will look to bounce back on Saturday, February 1, when it travels to Luther College for a 4 p.m. contest against the Norse.