DECORAH, Iowa - The Luther men's basketball team was defeated by Buena Vista 66-51 in the first game of the new year. The Norse held a 31-29 lead at halftime but were outscored 37-20 in the second half. The game featured six lead changes and five times the score was tied. Luther falls to 1-11 overall and 0-4 in the American Rivers Conference while Buena Vista improves to 8-4 overall and 3-0 conference play.
Will Bockenstedt led all scorers with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Mikkel Schutte and
Yigit Yarisci scored eight points each.
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Luther travels to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to take on Coe at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8.