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Pointers Down
Muskies to Stay Perfect at 3-0
Stevens Point Journal
Original Article
Box Score
SHEBOYGAN - The reigning
NCAA Division III men's basketball champion University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point remained undefeated with a 70-59 win over Lakeland College on Friday
night.
The Pointers improve to 3-0 going into tonight's home opener, where the team
will unveil the championship banner against Ripon College.
"It was a good win, but we didn't play particularly crisp," UWSP coach Jack
Bennett said. "We found a way to win and that's the mark of a (good)
basketball team."
UWSP got 20 points and eight rebounds out of Jason Kalsow and 11 from both
Tamaris Relerford and Nick Bennett. Eric Maus contributed 10 points, eight
rebounds and six assists for the Pointers.
Nick Zeck scored 19 points for Lakeland (1-2).
UWSP struggled shooting the ball in the first half (36 percent), ending with
a 28-23 lead at halftime. Things vastly improved in the second half (53.8
percent), but Lakeland continued to hang around. The Pointers used an 8-2
run with about 21�2 minutes left to close out the ball game.
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