Wartburg MBB Lost IIAC Championship Game to Dubuque [VIDEO]

The Wartburg Knights men's basketball team fell in Iowa Conference Championship game to Dubuque 81-73 on February 28, 2015.

Jordan Cannon led all Wartburg Knights (15-13, 6-8) with 22 points. Nicke Webber and Nate Woeste each scored 12 points.

The Dubuque Spartins (23-5, 10-4) led by as much as 12 on two occasions in the first half. Wartburg would battle back to a 44-41 halftime score.

Midway through the second half, the Spartans opened up a 68-55 lead. A 13-4 run by Wartburg trimmed the lead to four again at 72-68 with 1:41 remaining, but Dubuque hit nine of 12 free throws down the stretch to put the game out of reach.

Dubuque will learn its first-round NCAA opponent and destination at 11:30 a.m. Monday when the NCAA announces the entire field and bracket during a selection show on NCAA.com.