Ninth-ranked BVU controlled the game from the opening tip as they were the first to strike and never gave up the lead. The Beavers took advantage of their scoring opportunities, shooting 56.7% from the field. In addition, the Beavers capitalized from the free throw line as they went 25-28, shooting 89.3% to the Rams 6-14. The Beavers once again dominated on the boards, out rebounding Cornell 45-18.
In addition to Bissen’s 22 points, three other BVU starters contributed double figures to the win. Michael Cameron and Jordan Campbell scored 15 and 14 points respectively, while Eric Wiebers added 11 points and 8 assists to the Beavers' campaign.
Mike Halac and Jeff Ecker combined for 33 of the Rams 55 points as Halac scored 19 points and Ecker added 14 in the loss.
Cornell College vs Buena Vista University 01/29/05 6:00 at Storm Lake, IA At Storm Lake, IA BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 103, CORNELL COLLEGE 55 CORNELL COLLEGE (5-13, 2-7) HALAC, Mike 7-11 2-2 19; ECKER, Jeff 5-9 0-0 14; HEINDEL, Zack 3-5 1-2 7; DECKER, Justin 1-6 2-3 4; CHRISTENSEN, Nick 1-4 0-0 3; NEWMEISTER, Nate 1-5 0-4 3; McCLANAHAN, Dan 1-4 0-0 2; WENDT, Cameron 1-1 0-0 2; SUMMERS, Zach 0-2 1-2 1; PEDERSEN, Erik 0-2 0-0 0; YOUNGBLOOD, Josh 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 20-50 6-14 55. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (15-3, 7-2) BISSEN, Randy 8-11 6-8 22; CAMERON, Michael 5-10 4-4 15; CAMPBELL, Jordan 6-6 0-0 14; WIEBERS, Eric 3-10 4-4 11; SCHMIDT, Jesse 4-4 0-0 8; VIET, Reece 3-4 0-0 8; KIES, Brandon 2-5 3-3 8; GRIMM, Nolan 1-2 2-2 5; FRANKLIN, Rahn 1-1 0-1 3; WITTRY, Matt 1-3 0-0 3; HOLTON, Eric 0-0 2-2 2; FRANCIC, Nesha 0-0 2-2 2; METZ, Sean 0-2 2-2 2; EINCK, Ben 0-1 0-0 0; ARNDORFER, Adam 0-0 0-0 0; JOEKEL, Mark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-60 25-28 103. Cornell College............... 27 28 - 55 Buena Vista University........ 52 51 - 103 3-point goals-Cornell College 9-26 (ECKER, Jeff 4-6; HALAC, Mike 3-5; NEWMEISTER, Nate 1-3; CHRISTENSEN, Nick 1-4; SUMMERS, Zach 0-2; PEDERSEN, Erik 0-2; McCLANAHAN, Dan 0-1; DECKER, Justin 0-3), Buena Vista University 10-25 (CAMPBELL, Jordan 2-2; VIET, Reece 2-3; WIEBERS, Eric 1-7; FRANKLIN, Rahn 1-1; GRIMM, Nolan 1-2; KIES, Brandon 1-3; CAMERON, Michael 1-3; WITTRY, Matt 1-2; EINCK, Ben 0-1; BISSEN, Randy 0-1). Fouled out--Cornell College-None, Buena Vista University-None. Rebounds-Cornell College 18 (HALAC, Mike 7), Buena Vista University 45 (WIEBERS, Eric 6; CAMERON, Michael 6). Assists-Cornell College 11 (SUMMERS, Zach 2; ECKER, Jeff 2; CHRISTENSEN, Nick 2; HALAC, Mike 2), Buena Vista University 27 (WIEBERS, Eric 8). Total fouls-Cornell College 26, Buena Vista University 15. A-850