UW-Stout vs. UW-River Falls / UW - Stout Sports Information Photo
Layne Pitt / UW-Stout Sports Inf
69
New Jersey City NJCU 5-7,2-3 NJAC
79
Winner Wis.-River Falls UWRF 7-3,0-0 WIAC
New Jersey City NJCU
5-7,2-3 NJAC
69
Final
79
Wis.-River Falls UWRF
7-3,0-0 WIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New Jersey City NJCU 40 29 69
Wis.-River Falls UWRF 36 43 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Falcons Win First Game at Vegas Tournament

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball team traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the D3hoops.com Classic.  On Sunday, the Falcons faced New Jersey City University.  After being down at the end of the first half, the Falcons dominated the second half and took the win. 


THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 79, New Jersey City University 69
Location:  Las Vegas, Nev.
Record: UWRF 7-3, NJCU 5-7
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • The Falcons made 16-35 (45.71 percent) field goals in the first half, including 4-16 from behind the arc.  Jack Stensgard led the Falcons in the first half with 12 points, hitting 5-7 from the field and 2-2 from three.  Julian Jackson had 10 first half points, shooting 5-9 from the field.
  • UWRF gathered 16 2nd chance points on the night, six in the first half, off 18 offensive rebounds total.
  • The Falcons scored four points off the bench in the first half, 15 total for the game.
  • UWRF went into half time trailing, 36-40.
  • The Falcons shot 51.85 percent from the field in the second half (14-27), hitting 4-9 from behind the arc.  As a team, they made 11-18 from the free throw line (61.11 percent).
  • Alex Ohde led the Falcons with 10 points in the second half, hitting 4-7 from the field.
  • River Falls dominated in the paint, outscoring the NJCU 40-22.
  • The Falcons scored 15 points off of turnovers, six in the second half, off of 11 NJCU turnovers.
  • The Falcons finished with 42 rebounds and six steals.
 
IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Stensgard was the team's high scorer finishing with 20 points off of 8-12 shooting, 3-6 from behind the arc. 
  • Jackson finished with 18 points.
  • Overall the Falcons went 30-62 from the floor (48.4 percent), 8-25 of three-pointers (32 percent), and 11-18 from the free throw line (61.1 percent). 
THE OPPOSITION
  • Jaimik Moore was the high scorer for NJCU finishing with 22, shooting 9-16 from the floor.
  • Overall NJCU finished the game shooting 21-55 (38.2 percent) from the field, 7-24 (29.2 percent) from behind the arc, and 20-26 (76.9 percent) from the free throw line.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons continue play at the D3hoops.com Classic on Monday, Dec. 30.
 
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