Andrew Wirth scored 24 points and JT Vonderhaar added 18 Wednesday night, but they weren't enough to prevent the Coe men's basketball team from dropping a 71-65 verdict to Wartburg in an Iowa Conference game before 469 fans at Eby Fieldhouse.

Wartburg built a five-point lead at halftime and finished the game with that same five-point advantage.

Eddie Diemer scored 20 points for the Knights (12-12, 6-7). Jordan Cannon had 18.

Coe slipped to 11-13 overall and 3-10 in the league.

WARTBURG (71): Diemer 6 8-9 20, Cannon 7 0-3 18, Jacobsmeier 2 2-4 6, Perkins 1 2-2 4, Van Groningen 1 0-0 2, Webber 5 1-2 11, Ahlgren 2 0-0 5, Treibel 1 0-0 3, Cook 1 0-0 2, Kramer 0 0-0 0, Pitz 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 13-20 71.

COE (66): Wirth 9 3-4 24, Vonderhaar 6 6-10 18, Timm 2 5-5 9, Daoust 2 1-2 5, Fahey 1 0-0 2, Vorba 2 2-3 6, Wadsworth 1 0-0 2, Pyritz 0 0-0 0, Schmarzo 0 0-0 0, Delgado 0 0-0 0, Truhlsen 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 17-24 66.

Halftime - Wartburg 38, Coe 33. 3-point goals - Wartburg 6 (Cannon 4, Ahlgren 1, Treibel 1), Coe 3 (Wirth 3).