David Sachs January 17
Michael McLoone
Junior guard David Sachs tallied 13 points against UW-Stevens Point.
75
Winner Wis.-Stevens Point UWSP 11-5, 5-0 WIAC
69
Wis.-Whitewater UWW-M 13-3, 3-2 WIAC
Winner
Wis.-Stevens Point UWSP
11-5, 5-0 WIAC
75
Final
69
Wis.-Whitewater UWW-M
13-3, 3-2 WIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wis.-Stevens Point UWSP 31 44 75
Wis.-Whitewater UWW-M 39 30 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Hoops Downed By UW-Stevens Point

The No. 2 UW-Whitewater men's basketball team was defeated by UW-Stevens Point, 75-69, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference matchup Wednesday night.
 
After a 61 percent shooting performance by the Warhawks in the first half, UW-Stevens Point rallied in the second half and outscored the Warhawks 44-30.
 
The Warhawks finished the game with 53.8 percent shooting from the floor in the game, but UW-Stevens Point was able to force 20 turnovers and recorded 32 points off of turnovers.
 
Junior guard Andre Brown (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail), junior guard Mitchell Pfeifer (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine), and junior guard David Sachs (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) lead the Warhawks with 13 points each.  Junior forward Marquis Turner added 11 points and six rebounds.
 
UW-Whitewater (13-3 overall, 3-2 WIAC) scored the first six points of the game, but UW-Stevens Point responded with a 7-0 lead to take the lead.  Brown finished a fast break dunk and sparked a 10-3 run for the Warhawks with 9:38 remaining in the first half.
 
The Warhawks remained in the lead for the rest of the half.  Sachs finished back-to-back layups with less than five minutes in the half to give the Warhawks a 33-23 lead.
 
UW-Whitewater knocked down six free throws in the final four minutes of the half en route to a 39-31 lead at the end of the period.
 
UW-Stevens Point (11-5 overall, 5-0 WIAC) rallied in the second half and took the lead, 49-48, with 13:06 remaining in the game.  UW-Whitewater regained the lead, 53-51, as junior guard Dalton Menke (Rockford, Ill./Winnebago) sank a 3-pointer.
 
The Warhawks and the Pointers continued to trade baskets and recorded seven lead changes between the two teams in the half.
 
With 8:24 remaining in the game, Sachs finished a layup and gave the Warhawks the lead 56-55, but UW-Stevens Point answered with a 14-3 run and never trailed despite a pair of late 3-pointers by senior guard Jerry Ngobi (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig).
 
UW-Whitewater continues play Saturday, Jan. 20, in a conference matchup at UW-La Crosse at 5 p.m.  
 
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