WHEATON, Ill. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball team fell to the Lee Pfund Classic host team, Wheaton College, 60-86 in their first loss of the season.  The Falcons kept it close through the first half, but after Wheaton went on a 7-0 run to start the second half, the Falcons wouldn't get within 11 points the remainder of the game.


THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 60, Wheaton College 86
Location:  King Arena, Wheaton, Ill.
Record: UWRF 2-1, Wheaton 2-0
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The Falcons made 12 of their 31 first half shots, including four three-pointers, shooting 39 percent overall and just 25 percent from behind the arc.  Ross Ingersoll scored 12 points in the first half for the Falcons, hitting 4-7 from the field, including two three-pointers.  Ingersoll's 12 points were of the 14 total points coming from the Falcons bench in the first half.
• The Falcon recorded just 12 points in the paint in the first half, and 18 in the game overall.
• UWRF scored seven points off of Wheaton's four turnovers in the first half.
• UWRF went into half time trailing 34-41.
• The Falcons shot just 30 percent from the field in the second half (8-27), hitting just 2 -14 from behind the arc, both coming from starter Matt Keller.  As a team, they made 8-13 from the free throw line (61.5 percent).
• River Falls recorded 10 second half points coming from the bench.
• Though the Falcons controlled the ball well, only committing 3 turnovers in the half, overall they scored just 26 points in the second half.
• River Falls was outrebounded in the second half 22-14.

 
IN-DEPTH LOOK

• Ross Ingersoll was the team's high scorer, finishing with 14 points.  Julian Jackson contributed 12 points to the contest.  He also recorded seven rebounds and one blocked shot.  Matt Keller finished with 8 points.
• As a team, the Falcons shot 34.5 percent (20-58) from the floor, 20 percent (6-30) from long range, and 61 percent (12-23) from the free throw line.

THE OPPOSITION

• Tyson Cruickshank had 22 points, leading Wheaton College.  He hit 8-12 from the floor, including three three-pointers.  He also recorded eight rebounds.
• Nyameye Adom contributed 21 points for Wheaton, including 7-8 from the free throw line.
• As a team, Wheaton shot 32-63 (50.8 percent) from the floor, 11-25 (44 percent) from distance, and 11-13 (84.6 percent) from the free throw line.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons will be home on Thursday, Nov. 21, taking on UW-Superior.  Game time is 7:00 pm.