WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit and went on to a 98-88 Midwest Conference victory over Carroll University on Saturday at Van Male Field House.
Davis DeWolfe paced seven Vikings (6-10, 5-7 MWC) in double figures with a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Siebert led Lawrence with 18 points, and Max Burgess added 15.
Alec Molter led Carroll (9-7, 5-6) with 21 points.
Carroll came out hot and shot 65.5 percent (19-29) from the floor in the first half to build a 48-38 lead at the break.
It took Lawrence only 3:20 into the second half to erase that deficit. The Vikings went on a 15-4 run to open the half and grabbed a 53-52 lead with 16:40 left. Siebert scored seven points during that outburst.
The Vikings kept the momentum going and pushed the lead to 64-54 on Burgess’ 3-pointer with 10:54 left. Lawrence built the lead to as many as 13 points and Carroll got as close as six points after that.
The Pioneers trimmed the edge to 91-84 with 57 seconds remaining, but Lawrence went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the final minute and got a dunk from Conor Klusendorf to seal the victory.
Klusendorf finished with 11 points and Ryan DePouw, who hit three free throws down the stretch, had 13 points.
Lawrence returns home on Tuesday to face Ripon College at Alexander Gymnasium.