RIVER FALLS, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The No. 3 UW-River Falls men's basketball team beat No.5 UW-Whitewater on a last second shot that gave the Falcons an 81-80 win on the road. 
 
 
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 81, UW-Whitewater 80
Location: Kachel Gym, Whitewater, Wis.
Record: UWRF: 10-2, UWW 11-2
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded baskets throughout the first half, recording nine lead changes between the two teams. 
• The Falcons led for the first ten minutes of the half before the Warhawks took their first lead of the game with 9:05 remaining in the first half.
• Whitewater closed out the first half by taking the lead back on a last-second 3-pointer that gave the Warhawks a 47-45 lead going into to half.
• The Warhawks continued their lead into the second half extending the lead to as much as ten at the 5:47 mark.
• The Falcons came back within one point with 1:49 remaining in the contest. 
• Neither team scored for the next 1:47 minutes until Brennan Witt hit a jumper with two seconds remaining giving the Falcons their only lead of the second half. 

 
IN-DEPTH LOOK

• Brennan Witt had a career high 30 points on 13-16 shooting.  He completed a double double by picking up ten rebounds.  He added three steals and two assists.
• Alex Herink was 2-7 from the floor and 7-10 from the charity stripe to score eleven points.  He had six rebounds and two assists.
• Matt Keller and Chris Laymon each had eight points.  Both made two shots from beyond the three point arc. 
• The Falcons shot 47.5 percent from the floor on 28-59 shooting and were 16-25 (64.0 percent) from the free throw line.  They connected on nine shots from beyond the arc.
• The Falcons outrebounded the Warhawks 40-27 in the contest.

THE OPPOSITION

• Four Warhaks had double digit points on the day.  Andre Brown and Mitchell Pfeifer each had 18 points.
• Brown was 7-12 from the floor and was 3-5 from the free throw line.  He added three assists, four rebounds and two steals.
• Pfeifer was 7-13 on shots made and was 4-6 on three point shots. 
• Dalton Menke came off the bench for fourteen points.  He was 4-7 from beyond the arc. 
• David Sachs was 3-5 on three point shots and scored thirteen points
• The Warhawks shot 29-56 (51.8 percent) from the floor and were 9-15 from the free throw line.  They were 13-26 from beyond the arc.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The No. 3 Falcons improve to 10-2 on the season.  They host UW-Platteville Wednesday at Page Arena.  Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.