The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team wraps up its regular season this week with a pair of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crossover games against UW-Stout.
 
Wednesday's game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. inside Kachel Gymnasium. UWW-TV will broadcast the game live on Spectrum channel 989 for customers in the Whitewater area, channel 100.1 on campus and online. The contest can be heard on the radio live on KIX 106.5 FM WKCH in the Whitewater area and online at 940wfaw.com.
 
Live coverage links for Friday's game, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Menomonie, are located on the UW-Whitewater men's basketball schedule page.
 
Last week, the Warhawks (1-4, 1-4) dropped a pair of games against nationally-ranked UW-Platteville.
 
UW-Whitewater shot 54.2 percent from the floor last Wednesday, but the Pioneers shot 59.2 percent on the other end as the Warhawks fell, 79-69. Gage Malensek (Brookfield, Wis./Central) tallied a game-high 22 points, Derek Gray (Madison, Wis./La Follette) posted nine points and Trevon Chislom (McFarland, Wis./McFarland) and John Ittounas (Vernon Hills, Ill./Stevenson) contributed eight points apiece.
 
Two days later, UW-W took a 58-57 lead with 2:09 remaining, but UW-Platteville ended the game on a 7-0 run as the Warhawks were defeated, 64-58. Chislom tied a career high with 18 points to go along with eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Breontae Hunt (Milwaukee, Wis./Bay View) collected 13 points, six rebounds and three assists.
 
UW-Stout (1-5, 1-5) enters the week with four straight losses, including back-to-back defeats against UW-La Crosse last week.
 
Leading scorer Armani Tinsley is averaging 14.3 points per game and is shooting 39 percent (16-of-41) from 3-point range. Lovell Williams (11.2 ppg) leads the Blue Devils in assists (13), and TYreese Alexander (10.3 ppg) leads UW-S in rebounding (4.5 per game) and is shooting 62.5 percent from the floor.
 
Last season, UW-Whitewater and UW-Stout split a pair of games, with both going down to the wire. The Warhawks posted a 73-72 triumph in Menomonie, and the Blue Devils returned the favor with an 84-82 victory in Whitewater.
 
UW-Whitewater leads the all-time series between the two teams by an 84-44 margin, including a 34-10 record under head coach Pat Miller.