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The No. 2 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team wraps up regular season play this week with a pair of games, including Wednesday's Senior Night and "White Out" promotion against UW-Oshkosh at 7 p.m.
 
The Warhawks (20-3 overall, 13-1 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) enter the week one-half game behind UW-Stevens Point, which is idol Wednesday, in the WIAC standings.
 
With two wins, UW-Whitewater would guarantee itself a share of the regular season conference championship. With one loss, the Warhawks would need the Pointers to lose at UW-Superior Saturday for a piece of the title. If UW-Whitewater drops two this week, it will finish second in the standings.
 
If both teams win out and share the league championship, a coin flip will determine the No. 1 seed in next week's WIAC Tournament.
 
In any scenario, the Warhawks will host a semifinal as either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Kachel Fieldhouse.
 
UW-Whitewater has won 14 regular season conference championships, posting its most recent title in 2011-12.
 
Wednesday – vs. UW-Oshkosh, 7 p.m. (White Out/Senior Night)
 
The Warhawks will recognize seniors Terrence Bradley (Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet), Steve Egan (Omro, Wis./Omro), KJ Evans (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Memorial), Cody Odegaard (Poynette, Wis./Poynette) and Quardell Young (Kenosha, Wis./Bradford) prior to tipoff against the Titans.
 
In addition, fans are encouraged to wear white to "white out" Kachel Gymnasium. The first 1,000 to attend will receive a free t-shirt.
 
UW-Oshkosh holds a 93-88 edge in the all-time series, but UW-Whitewater has won the last 11 meetings, including a 78-59 triumph on Dec. 3, 2014, in Oshkosh. The Warhawks shot 51.8 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Titans 37-21, including 13-4 on the offensive glass. Evans led UW-Whitewater with 23 points and eight rebounds.
 
UW-Oshkosh (13-10, 7-7) snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday with a 70-58 victory over UW-Superior. The Titans grabbed a 17-point halftime advantage and hung on in the second half despite shooting just 37 percent in the frame. For the game, UW-Oshkosh shot 48.2 percent from the floor and held the Yellowjackets to 34.6 percent on the other end.
 
The Titans rank second in the conference in scoring defense, allowing just 62.0 points per game, and lead the league with 8.30 steals per contest. The team ranks eighth in scoring offense at 64.7 points per affair.
 
Junior guard Alex Olson, who tallied a game-high 20 points against UW-Superior Saturday, leads UW-Oshkosh and ranks second in the WIAC with 16.1 points per game. He also ranks among the conference's top 10 in assists (56), steals (51) and 3-pointers made (42).
 
Sophomore forward AJ Mueller is second on the team in scoring at 9.7 points per affair. He also leads the team and ranks 10th in the league with 5.2 rebounds per game.
 
Other starters for the Titans include sophomore guards Kyle Bolger, Taylor Jansen and Max Schebel. Bolger averages 6.9 points per contest, has started all 23 of the team's games and is the team's leader with 66 assists. Schebel is fourth on the team with 7.0 points per game and shoots 53.2 percent from the field, while Jansen tallies 5.9 points per affair.
 
UW-Oshkosh enters the week fifth in the conference standings, ahead of UW-Eau Claire by one game for the No. 5 seed in the WIAC Tournament.
 
Saturday – at UW-Stout, 5 p.m.
 
The Warhawks own a 73-43 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams, and are 22-9 against UW-Stout since Pat Miller took over as head coach in 2001. The Blue Devils have claimed nearly half (6-of-13) of games played in Menomonie.
 
UW-Stout (3-20, 0-14) ranks fifth in the league in scoring offense (66.7 points per game) and ninth in scoring defense (77.0 ppg).
 
Senior Jarvis Ragland leads the Blue Devils and the WIAC in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game. He also leads the team and ranks among conference leaders in rebounds (6.7 ppg), field goal percentage (49.4 percent) and free-throw percentage (72.1 percent).
 
UW-Stout, which has lost 12 straight games entering the week, visits UW-Superior Wednesday before hosting UW-Whitewater Saturday.
 
Last Week
 
After having their 13-game winning streak snapped last Wednesday, the Warhawks responded with a convincing 85-66 triumph Saturday over third-place UW-River Falls at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
Trailing 35-32 at halftime, UW-Whitewater surged out of the locker room in the second half, starting the period on a 23-0 run, which was capped by an alley-oop from Young to junior forward Ron Patten (Milwaukee, Wis./Whitefish Bay) with 14:58 on the clock.
 
Odegaard finished with 19 points to lead the Warhawks, who shot 60 percent and tallied 53 points in the second half. Young flirted with a triple double, posting 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Egan contributed 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, while Patten added 14 points and five rebounds.
 
Playing in front of a raucous crowd Wednesday at UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater was held to 40.7 percent shooting, while the Pointers made 58.5 percent of their looks, including 68.2 percent in the second half.
 
Egan led the Warhawks with 16 points, seven rebound and three blocks. Senior guard Rahjan Muhammad (Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley) totaled 13 points, including 11 in the first half.