LA CROSSE, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls men's basketball team was defeated by UW-La Crosse on Tuesday in the first round of the WIAC Championship Tournament.  The Falcons fell to the Eagles 58-80.


THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 58, UW-La Crosse 80
Location:  Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
Record: UWRF 12-14 (5-9 WIAC), UWL 21-5 (9-5 WIAC)
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The Falcons made 8-25 (32 percent) field goals in the first half, including 3-8 from behind the arc.  Alex Ohde led the Falcons in the first half with 11 points, shooting 3-3 from the floor and 4-4 from the free throw line. 
• The Falcons scored 13 points off the bench in the first half, 23 total for the game.
• UWRF went into halftime trailing 27-36.
• The Falcons shot 32.3 percent from the field in the second half (10-31), hitting 4-10 from behind the arc (40 percent).
• Julian Jackson led the Falcons in the second half, scoring 12 on shooting 5-10 from the field.
• River Falls scored 20 points in the paint on the night, 12 coming in the second half.
• UWRF scored 10 2nd chance points off of 12 offensive rebounds.
• The Falcons scored seven points overall off 13 Eagle turnovers.

 
IN-DEPTH LOOK

• Ohde and Jackson were the team's high scorers, finishing with 14 points each.  Jackson also recorded eight rebounds.
• Overall the Falcons went 18-56 from the floor (32.1 percent), 7-18 from three-point (38.9 percent), and 15-19 from the free throw line (78.9 percent). 

THE OPPOSITION

• Wyatt Cook led the Eagles with 21 points.
• Overall La Crosse finished the game shooting 31-60 (51.7 percent) from the field, 10-25 (40 percent) from behind the arc, and 8-12 (66.7 percent) from the free throw line.