Box Score WHITEWATER, Wis. - The Warhawk men's basketball team topped UW-River Falls 70-41 in front of its home crowd in Kachel Gym, Saturday evening. UW-Whitewater outscored the Falcons 61-16 on points in the paint and points off turnovers in the game. UW-W improves to 10-2 overall and 1-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference while UW-RF is now 6-7 overall and 1-3 in league play.

The score was tied 7-7 at the 15:45 mark when the Warhawks took over. UW-W gradually increased its lead and scored nine of the last 10 points of the half to head into the locker rooms with a 31-19 advantage. Whitewater outscored the Falcons 16-4 in the paint and 10-0 off turnovers in the first twenty minutes. 

UW-W shot 48.1% from the floor and held the Falcons to just 30.8% in the first half. KJ Evans (Beloit/Beloit Memorial) led all scorers with 10 at the break.

Whitewater's lead hit 20 with 12:40 showing on the clock after Evans' jumper from long range gave the Warhawks a 48-26 lead. The margin did not dip below 20 points the rest of the way. The largest lead of the game for the Warhawks came at the 3:39 mark after a Steve Egan (Omro/Omro) free throw put UW-W up 30, 68-38. In the second half, UW-W posted 20 points in the paint and 15 points off turnovers. UW-River Falls recorded 10 points in the paint and two off turnovers. 

The Warhawks shot 49.2% (29-59) from the field in the game compared to 34.7% (17-49) for the Falcons. Whitewater held a 36-29 advantage on the glass including 11 offensive rebounds. 

Evans led all players with 21 points and five boards. Eric Bryson (Elkhorn/Elkhorn) added 20 points, including 4-6 from three point range, five rebounds and three assists in the game. 

UW-Whitewater will head to Oshkosh for their next contest. The Warhawks will face UW-Oshkosh in a WIAC match up Wednesday, January 8. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.


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