Written by Jordyn Daggs-Olson, BVU Sports Information Intern
STORM LAKE, Iowa (March 5, 2021) – Buena Vista men’s basketball team looks to close out the regular season on a high note before beginning A-R-C tournament play. The Beavers travel to Pella on Saturday, March 6 to play Central College. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. This is rescheduled game from mid-February that was postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
THE MATCH-UP
Central (2-2, 2-2 A-R-C) vs. (RV) Buena Vista (6-2, 5-2 A-R-C)
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Pella, Iowa | P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium
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SERIES HISTORY
Saturday’s game will be the 154th meeting between these two teams with the Dutch holding an 81-72 series lead over the Beavers. BVU has won the last three meetings, all by double-digit victories. In the 2019-20 season, the Beavers collected a 90-75 win on the road and a 97-85 win in Siebens Fieldhouse.
Last 5 Match-Ups
02/19/20 Buena Vista 90, Central 75 | Pella, Iowa
01/22/20 Buena Vista 97, Central 85 | Storm Lake, Iowa
02/07/19 Buena Vista 108, Central 78 | Storm Lake, Iowa
01/09/19 Central 77, Buena Vista 73 | Pella, Iowa
02/20/18 Central 84, Buena Vista 70 | Storm Lake, Iowa
LAST TIME OUT
Buena Vista dropped a heartbreaking 76-67 loss to No.8 Dubuque on Monday, March 1 in Siebens Fieldhouse. A tight game in the first half, with each team only able to manage to gain a five-point lead through the first 20 minutes, BVU was able to go into the locker room up 39-37 at the break. The Beavers, who had knocked down five three-pointers in the first half, were unable to connect from behind the arc in the second half, going 0-14. Dubuque’s lights out scoring coming out of the locker room pushed them to take a 46-45 lead within the first five minutes. BVU’s seven-minute scoring drought left them unable to surmount a comeback as the Spartans extended their lead to double digits where it stayed for the rest of the contest. Jake Thompson led the Beavers with 28 points followed by Michael Demers with 17.
ABOUT THE DUTCH
Saturday’s matchup will be the first time Central has hit the court since February 15 when they lost at home to Dubuque 104-82. Since then, three straight conference games have been canceled against Wartburg, Nebraska Wesleyan and Loras due to health and safety protocols. In their four games, the Dutch have averaged 41.8 percent from the field and 33 percent from long range. Senior Adam Flinn leads the team in scoring, averaging 19 points per game and shooting nearly 50 percent behind the arc.
BEAVER NOTES
-- Team is second in the A-R-C in made three-pointers, averaging 10 per game (10.1)
-- Michael Demers is sixth in the league in scoring (17.6 ppg)
-- Demers and Garret Sittner are fifth and sixth, respectively, in made three-pointers per game (2.0)
-- Demers has made 138 career three-point buckets which puts him at 11th all-time in school history; Needs 3 more to tie for the tenth spot (141)
-- Santich is the league leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.1); Sittner is third (2.3)
UP NEXT
The Beavers are scheduled to begin A-R-C tournament play on Tuesday, March 9. Their seeding for the tournament will be based on where they finish in the regular season standings following Saturday’s contest.
