OSHKOSH, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball traveled to Oshkosh on Saturday evening to take on the Titans. The Falcons took the loss 62-89.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 62, UW-Oshkosh 89
Location: Page Arena, River Falls, Wis.
Record: UWRF 9-7 (2-3 WIAC), UW-Oshkosh 10-6 (4-1 WIAC)
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Falcons made 13-27 (48.1 percent) field goals in the first half, including 2-8 from behind the arc. Jack Stensgard led the Falcons in the first half with 11 points, shooting 4-8 from the floor, including 1-3 from beyond the arc. Stensgard also went 2-2 from the free throw line.
- The Falcons scored just two points off the bench in the first half, 18 total for the game.
- UWRF went into halftime trailing 34-43.
- The Falcons shot 28.9 percent from the field in the second half (11-38), hitting 3-15 from behind the arc. As a team, they made 3-3 from the free throw line.
- Ross Ingersoll, Alex Ohde, and Ben Recksiedler each scored five points in the second half, leading the Falcons.
- River Falls scored 26 points in the paint on the night, 12 coming in the second half.
- The Falcons scored six points off of turnovers overall, five in the second half, off 10 Titan turnovers.
IN-DEPTH LOOK
- Stensgard was the team's high scorer finishing with 14 points off of 5-10 shooting, 2-5 from three. He also made 2-2 from the free throw line and recorded 2 assists.
- Noah Hanson and Julian Jackson finished the game with 10 points each.
- Overall the Falcons went 24-65 from the floor (36.9 percent), 5-23 of three-pointers (21.7 percent), and 9-14 from the free throw line (64.3 percent).
THE OPPOSITION
- Adam Fravert and Jack Flynn led the Titans with 19 points each.
- Overall the Titans finished the game shooting 36-69 (52.2 percent) from the field, 8-23 (34.8 percent) from behind the arc, and 9-10 (90 percent) from the free throw line.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons will host UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Game time is 7 pm.