UW-Stout vs. UW-River Falls / UW - Stout Sports Information Photo
Layne Pitt / UW-Stout Sports Inf
76
UW-River Falls UWRFM 4-2
79
Winner Augsburg University AUG 3-1
UW-River Falls UWRFM
4-2
76
Final
79
Augsburg University AUG
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UW-River Falls UWRFM 31 45 76
Augsburg University AUG 29 50 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Falcons Fall Just Short to Augsburg

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball team travelled to Minneapolis to take on the Augsburg University.  Despite going into halftime with the lead, the Falcons came up just short and fell 76-79.


THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 76, Augsburg University 79
Location:  Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Record: UWRF 4-2, Augsburg 3-1
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • The Falcons made 11-35 (31.4 percent) field goals in the first half, including 5 three-pointers.  Austin Werdin and Noah Hanson contributed two three-pointers each in the half.
  • UWRF gathered 17 2nd chance points on the night, seven in the first half off of seven offensive rebounds
  • The Falcons only scored two points off the bench in the first half, five total for the game.
  • Werdin led the Falcons with 10 points in the first half, hitting 3-4 from the field, 2-2 from behind the arc, and 2-2 from the free throw line.
  • UWRF went into half time with the lead, 31-29.
  • The Falcons shot 50 percent from the field in the second half (17-34), hitting 6 of 11 from behind the arc.  As a team, they made 5-8 from the free throw line (62.5 percent).
  • Julian Jackson led the Falcons with 14 points in the second half, hitting 7-12 from the floor.
  • The Falcons scored 23 points off of turnovers, 12 in the second half off of eight Augsburg turnovers.  They outscored the Augsburg in the category, 23-10.
 
IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Julian Jackson was the team's high scorer finishing with 22 points off of 10-22 shooting.  Jackson also gathered a team high 12 rebounds, finishing with his second double-double of the season.
  • Werdin and Hanson finished with 17 and 16 points respectively. 
  • Overall the Falcons went 28-69 from the floor (40.6 percent), 11-23 of three-pointers (47.8 percent), and 9-12 from the free throw line (75 percent).  The also collected 39 rebounds and seven steals.
THE OPPOSITION
  • Booker Coplin was the high scorer for Augsburg finishing with 38, shooting 11-26 from the floor, including 3-9 in three-pointers, and 13-16 from the free throw line.
  • Overall Augsburg finished the game shooting 26-58 (44.8 percent) from the field, 14-27 (51.85 percent) from behind the arc, and 12-31 (38.71 percent) from the free throw line.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons will travel to La Crosse on Wednesday, Dec. 4 to compete against Viterbo University.
 
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