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John Pesavent
56
Hamline HU 1-7,0-5 MIAC
79
Winner Wis.-River Falls UWRF 5-3,0-0 WIAC
Hamline HU
1-7,0-5 MIAC
56
Final
79
Wis.-River Falls UWRF
5-3,0-0 WIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hamline HU 24 32 56
Wis.-River Falls UWRF 41 38 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Beats Hamline at Home

RIVER FALLS, Wis.. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball team hosted Hamline University and took the win, beating the Pipers 79-56.


THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 79, Hamline University 56
Location:  Page Arena, River Falls, Wis.
Record: UWRF 5-3, Hamline 1-7
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • The Falcons made 15-30 (50 percent) field goals in the first half, including 3-7 from behind the arc.  Julian Jackson led the Falcons in the first half with 12 points, hitting 2-2 from the field and 8-8 from the free throw line.  Matt Keller also had 12 first half points, shooting 5-9 from the field, including 2-4 from three.
  • UWRF gathered just 11 2nd chance points on the night, four in the first half, off seven offensive rebounds total.
  • The Falcons scored 13 points off the bench in the first half, 41 total for the game. Alex Ohde had eight in the first half, 14 on the night off the bench.
  • UWRF went into half time with the lead, 41-24
  • The Falcons shot 46.4 percent from the field in the second half (13-28), hitting just 2-9 from behind the arc.  As a team, they made 10-17 from the free throw line (58.8 percent), half of those from Ben Recksiedler (5-6).
  • Recksiedler also led the Falcons with seven points in the second half.
  • River Falls dominated in the paint, outscoring the Pipers 40-28.
  • The Falcons scored 20 points off of turnovers, eight in the second half, off of 13 Hamline turnovers.
  • The Falcons finished with 28 rebounds and 6 blocks.
 
IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Matt Kelelr was the team's high scorer finishing with 17 points off of 7-11 shooting, 3-5 from behind the arc. 
  • Jackson and Alex Ohde finished with 14 points each.
  • Overall the Falcons went 28-58 from the floor (48.3 percent), 5-16 of three-pointers (31.3 percent), and 18-26 from the free throw line (69.2 percent). 
THE OPPOSITION
  • Luke Siwek was the high scorer for Hamline finishing with 17, shooting 8-12 from the floor.
  • Overall Hamline finished the game shooting 23-53 (43.4 percent) from the field, 6-17 (35.3 percent) from behind the arc, and 4-10 (40 percent) from the free throw line.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons have a week off and then will host Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3 pm.
 
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