STEVENS POINT, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball traveled to UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday evening. The Falcons fell to the Pointers 59-61.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 59, UW-Stevens Point 61
Location: Quandt Fieldhouse, Stevens Point, Wis.
Record: UWRF 10-9 (3-5 WIAC), UWSP 13-6 (5-3 WIAC)
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Falcons made 9-32 (28.13 percent) field goals in the first half, including 4-14 from behind the arc. Noah Hanson led the Falcons in the first half with 17 points, shooting 6-9 from the floor and hitting 4-7 from three point.
- The Falcons scored 3 points off the bench in the first half, 13 total for the game.
- UWRF went into halftime trailing, 26-30.
- The Falcons shot 41.4 percent from the field in the second half (12-29), hitting 2-12 from behind the arc. As a team, they made 7-11 from the free throw line.
- Julian Jackson led the Falcons in the second half, scoring 9 on 4-6 shooting.
- River Falls scored 30 points in the paint on the night, 20 coming in the second half.
- The Falcons scored 16 points off of turnovers overall, capitalizing on 12 Pointer turnovers.
- UWRF had seven 2nd chance points in the second half, 11 in the game, off 18 offensive rebounds.
- The Falcons finished with 43 rebounds and 15 assists on the night.
IN-DEPTH LOOK
- Hanson was the team's high scorer finishing with 21 points off of 7-14 shooting, including 5-11 from deep. He also recorded nine rebounds and three assists.
- Jackson finished the game with 13 points and nine rebounds.
- Overall the Falcons went 21-61 from the floor (34.4 percent), 6-26 of three-pointers (23.1 percent), and 11-16 from the free throw line (68.8 percent).
THE OPPOSITION
- Garrett Nelson led the Pointers with 24 points, shooting 8-15 from the floor, including from three.
- Overall Stevens Point finished the game shooting 22-49 (44.9 percent) from the field, 8-25 (32 percent) from behind the arc, and 9-15 (60 percent) from the free throw line.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons are off this weekend and will resume play on Wednesday, Feb. 5 on the road against UW-Stout.