Iowa Wolves Pick Up First Win of the Season Versus Noblesville Boom 

The Iowa Wolves picked up the team’s first win of the season after defeating the Noblesville Boom on Wednesday night with a score of 126-121. 

The Wolves (1-3) got off to a slower start compared to Tuesday night’s 35-point first quarter performance. The Boom (1-3) jumped ahead midway through the first with eight unanswered points, but the Wolves were able to climb back and take the lead a few minutes later thanks to threes by Jules Bernard and KJ Martin. Noblesville recovered and regained the lead, closing out the quarter ahead by eight points, 32-24. There were four lead changes in the first quarter.  

Both teams were neck and neck in the second quarter, with the Boom outscoring the Wolves by just one point, 35-34. Both teams also tallied 16 points in the paint. The one area where Iowa faltered was fast break points. Noblesville outscored Iowa 12-0 on fast breaks, allowing them to build on their lead by as many as nine points. The Boom’s offense was firing on all cylinders, with Kobe Brown, Cameron Hildreth, Wade Taylor IV, and M.J. Iraldi off all tallying 13 points in the first half. Rocco Zikarsky and Nate Santos led scoring for the Wolves, also contributing 13 points each. Iowa closed out the first half down 67-58.  

Iowa found their rhythm in the third quarter, outscoring the Boom 37-21 and shooting 60% from the field, compared to Noblesville’s 28.6%. The Wolves pulled ahead two minutes into the third quarter after a three by Enrique Freeman and maintained the lead throughout the third. They led by as many as twelve points, their biggest lead of the game.  

The Wolves went into the fourth quarter up 95-88, but Noblesville regained their momentum and were able to snatch the lead back four minutes into the fourth. Both teams continued to pour on the offense, leading to six lead changes. A hook shot by Rocco Zikarsky put the Wolves up by two with less than five minutes left in the game. Iowa maintained their lead through the remainder of the fourth quarter, achieving a final score of 126-121.  

The Wolves were led by Nate Santos, who tallied a career-high 26 points. He was joined by Enrique Freeman and Jules Bernard with 23 and 20 points, respectively. Rocco Zikarsky recorded 18 points and five blocks. All five of the Boom starters recorded double-digits in scoring. Kobe Brown led all scorers with 28 points.  

The Wolves will head to Ohio next week to take on the Cleveland Charge on Tuesday, before returning to Iowa to play the Motor City Cruise on Saturday, Nov. 21.