DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque men's basketball team bounced back after Saturday's road loss on Wednesday evening by defeating Loras College 67-55 on Jon Davison Court in Stoltz Sports Center. Mediacom taped the game for replay the last week of January for the fans in Dubuque. 

The Spartans quickly leaped to a big opening lead, before the Duhawks battled back to slice the lead to nine points at halftime. The Spartans dominated by leading for 38:17 of the contest. UD battled offensively and defensively and finished with seven blocks and a handful of dunks to keep the capacity crowd cheering throughout the night. A first half technical foul by Loras appeared to extend the momentum, but the Spartans and the Duhawks would both struggle at the free throw line in the opening half shooting 36% and 40% respectively. 

UD capped off the sweep of the Duhawks by shooting nearly 50% from the field and over 55% from the three point arc. Four out of five Spartan starters would finish the night in double digit scoring while defensively UD held the Duhawks leading scorer to 10 points. Norris finished with 19 points in 29 minutes of action. Gage Heffernan and Brandon ferguson both finished with 12 points and  Jacob Mohlis had 10 points. Lucas ware led rebounding with nine and he pumped in nine points as well. A chilly night at the free line with UD sinking just 4 of 15 attempts, Loras finished sinking 14-22 attempts. 

UD improved to 13-3 overall and 3-2 in the IIAC. The Spartans host Simpson College (6-10 overall, 1-4 in IIAC) who lost to Luther College (5-11 overall, 1-4 in IIAC) 56-62 on Wednesday. Tip-off slated for 4:00 p.m. against Simpson.