The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team opened up the Radisson Holiday Classic with a win over North Central University (MN) to improve to 9-1 on the season. 

To open up the game, Nik Feller of NCU made 5 of his first 6 shots with 4 three-pointers, pushing the Rams ahead 16-4 only four minutes into the game. 

Once the Warhawks got their footing on defense, they worked on chipping away at the Ram's lead. However, every Warhawk run was answered by North Central three-pointers. NCU shot 66.7% from deep in the first half. 

UW-Whitewater put together a 10-3 run at the end of the first half to close down the North Central lead but was still down one possession at the break. 

It only took two possessions for the Warhawks to take their first lead of the night, but a goaltending call gave the lead back to NCU. 

Both teams traded baskets, but the Warhawks took the lead for good after Delvin Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran) hit a step-back three-pointer to put the Warhawks up 54-52.

UW-Whitewater went on a streak from there, going on a huge 20-3 run to go up by as much as 19 points. The Warhawks kept their foot on the gas, taking their biggest lead of the night of 26 with 1:32 left.

The Warhawks closed the game, taking home the 95-73 win over North Central.

Six Warhawks scored double-digit points in the contest. Trevon Chislom (McFarland, Wis./McFarland) led the way with 19 points. Jameer Barker (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) added 15 points along with 4 assists and 4 steals. James Kelley (Milwaukee, WI/St. John's Northwestern Military Academy) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove) added 11 points and led the team with 7 rebounds. Elijah Lambert (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's) and Delvin Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran) rounded out the scoring with 10 points and 5 rebounds each. Isaac Verges (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) also pulled down 5 rebounds to go along with 7 points in the contest. 

The Warhawks will be back in action tomorrow night for the second game of the Radisson Holiday Classic hosted by UW-River Falls. Men's hoops will take on Northland College at 5 PM.