UW-Superior's shooting in the first half was the hottest thing in the north country since July 4, but like the weather in Superior it eventually cooled off and UW-Whitewater defeated the Yellowjackets 77-71 at Mortorelli Gym in Superior Saturday afternoon.

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Whitewater's last, and brief, lead in the first half was 23-22 on an Alex Edmunds (Cedarburg/Cedarburg) layup at 7:03.  Superior used an 11-3 spurt to build the largest lead of the game, by either team, at 38-28 with 3:08 before intermission.  The Yellowjackets still had a ten point lead, 41-31 with 2:14 left, and went in to halftime with a 44-38 advantage.

UW-W shot well in the first half, hitting 56% of their field goals, including 50% (5-10) from beyond the arc.  But that was nothing compared to UW-S, which connected on 64% of their shots from the floor and 80% (8-10) of their three pointers.

But the glass slipper didn't fit in the second half.  Whitewater scored the first twelve points of the half to take a 53-44 lead, and UW-W never trailed the rest of the way.  Superior did whittle the margin to two points, twice, at 57-55 with 9:21 left and 64-62 with 5:06 on the clock.  Whitewater followed the second near miss with a 7-0 run that put the Warhawks in front 71-62 with 3:21 in the game and held on the rest of the way. 

Someone must have opened a door to the outside in the Superior lockerroom at halftime, because UW-S shot just 32% in the final twenty minutes while Whitewater shot at a 60% clip.

UW-W junior center Chris Davis (Madison/East) took game scoring honors with 21 points on 9-14 shooting from the floor, also adding a game high eight rebounds.  Junior forward Alex Edmunds (Cedarburg/Cedarburg) added 18 points, sophomore guard Antone Byrd (Milwaukee/Washington) 16, and senior guard #D.J. Dantzler# 14.  Byrd and senior point guard Phil Negri (Minocqua/Lakeland) shared game honors with four assists.  Senior guard Jake Smith led UW-S with 18 points and five rebounds, with senior guard Dan Culy adding 17, including 4-7 threes, and junior Dustin Ritchie 10. 

UW-W is 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Wisconsin

The Warhawks will play at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois Wednesday the 15th at 7:30.  The next home game will be December 18, with Marian University visiting Kachel Gym in Williams Center for a 5:00 tipoff.

For additional information:  Pat Miller, UW-W coach