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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team hung with nationally ranked No. 1 Augustana College on Wednesday night, but was outlasted 75-55 in a non-conference contest in Kachel Gymnasium.
 
Junior guard Ethan Guske (Sheboygan, Wis./North) and senior guard Trinson White (Milwaukee, Wis./Riverside) led the Warhawks (3-2 overall) with 14 and 13 points apiece. White also grabbed a team-best ten rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals.
 
Sophomore guard Jerry Ngobi (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig) pitched in nine points on 3-8 shooting from the field in 35 minutes. Freshman guard Andre Brown (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail), junior forward Cole Van Schyndel (Kaukauna, Wis./Wrightstown) and senior center Isaac Quinn (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) each scored four points apiece.
 
In a game that featured a combined 50 fouls, UW-Whitewater shot 15-of-23 from the free throw line. The Vikings (3-0) made 12-of-18 from the line and hit 53.7 percent from the field, including 68 percent in the second half including 40 percent from behind the arc.
 
After a tightly contested first half 29-28 in the Warhawks favor, UW-Whitewater went cold shooting just 30.8 percent from the field. The Vikings outscored the Warhawks 47-26 in the second half to break things open.
 
UW-Whitewater returns to action Saturday, Dec. 5th where they go on the road and take on Beloit College, with tip-off set for 1 p.m.