RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls men's basketball team closes out its regular season home schedule this week, hosting nationally ranked UW-La Crosse and UW-Platteville at Page Arena.

ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR A FACE COVERING INSIDE THE FALCON CENTER.

UW-RIVER FALLS (11-8, 4-6 WIAC) VS. #7 UW-LA CROSSE (18-3, 8-3 WIAC)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena

UW-RIVER FALLS (11-8, 4-6 WIAC) VS. #5 UW-PLATTEVILLE (19-2, 8-2 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022
Time: 5 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena

WIAC MAKES CHANGES TO WIAC TOURNAMENT
In response to a significant imbalance in the number of games played by teams throughout the conference due to the COVID-19 protocols, the WIAC Basketball Tournament will now include all eight conference teams.

First round contests for both genders will be held Feb. 18. The men's tournament will also remain as previously scheduled with the second round on Feb. 22, semifinals on Feb. 24 and championship on Feb. 26. 

Both tournaments will be "re-seeded" after the first and second rounds. 

A regular-season champion (or champions) will be crowned after the regular-season schedule only if it can be mathematically determined. If it is unable to be mathematically determined, the winner of the conference tournament will also receive the regular-season title. 

ALUMNI/SENIOR NIGHT
The Falcons will host Alumni & Senior Night on Saturday, Feb. 12, welcoming back UWRF men's basketball alumni while honoring the 2021-22 senior class: Bryce Phillips and Thomas Robarge.

FALCON NOTES

• UWRF earned a pair of WIAC road wins last week at UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout, clinching both victories on last-second game-winning baskets from Bryce Phillips and Regan Merritt. Noah Hanson averaged 19 points per game on the week.
• The Falcons' 69-67 overtime win at UW-Whitewater on Saturday was the team's fourth OT victory on the season, remaining unbeaten in extra time this season.
• Rodrick Payne has turned in six conseutive games scoring in double figures, including his third double-double of the season on Saturday in Whitewater.
• Noah Hanson is the WIAC's leading scorer with 19.1 points per game with 3.2 three-point field goals made per game.
• UWRF's 0.8 scoring margin ranks sixth in the WIAC, averaging 75.8 points per game and 74.9 points against.
• The Falcons lead the WIAC with 82 blocked shots (4.3 per game), led by 21 from junior forward Marshall Holland, who had three blocked shots during the most recent win at UW-Whitewater.
• UWRF ranks second in the conference with 14.1 assists per game, led by senior point guard Bryce Phillips, who leads the WIAC with a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio and ranks second with 5.5 assists per game. Against Augsburg University on Dec. 16, Phillips broke a UWRF single-game record with 18 assists. The previous most by a Falcon was 15, set in 1989.