A tough first half moment turned into a dominant night for the New Glarus Glarner Knights, who leaned on defense, timely shooting and depth to pull away from Waterloo for a 72-50 Capitol-South Conference win Tuesday night at the New Glarus High School Gymnasium.

New Glarus set the tone early when junior Tucker Sysko opened the scoring with a corner 3-pointer on the Knights’ first possession. Moments later, however, the night took an emotional turn. Sysko was injured on a fast break midway through the first half, forcing New Glarus to dig deeper into its bench while already missing Quinn Marty.