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Bauer Leads
Pointers Past UW-La Crosse
Box Score
Brian Bauer scored 15 of his career-high 20 points
in the first half as UW-Stevens Point built a 10-point halftime lead and
held off UW-La Crosse for a 71-55 victory Saturday in La Crosse.
The matchup was a neatly-played contest between
teams coached by former UW-Stevens Point assistants as Pointers� coach Bob
Semling earned the victory over Eagles� coach Ken Koelbl. The teams combined
for only eight turnovers and five fouls in the first half as the Pointers
finished the game with just eight turnovers.
The win was UW-Stevens Point�s eighth straight
over the Eagles as the Pointers improved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-La Crosse is now 7-2
overall and 1-2 in the conference.
The teams played a tight first half with neither
team holding a four-point lead over the first 16:58 of the game. The Eagles
led 22-21 with 5:32 left before UW-Stevens Point made six straight shots
during an 11-point run to take a 32-22 lead with 1:43 left in the half.
UW-Stevens Point led 34-24 at halftime and
maintained the lead until UW-La Crosse cut the deficit to 46-41 with 11:26
left. Jerome Wotachek scored a rebound basket on the Pointers� next
possession to push the lead back to seven and Steve Hicklin hit a jumper for
a 50-41 lead with 9:07 left.
The Eagles closed to within 53-46 with 7:01 left
on a three-pointer by Chris Ask, but Pete Rortvedt scored a three-point play
for the Pointers and the lead remained double figures the rest of the way.
Jon Krull had 13 points, eight assists and seven
rebounds for the Pointers, while Hicklin and Rortvedt each had 12 points.
Wotachek came off the bench to score the first six points of his career and
grab six rebounds.
Joe Werner led UW-La Crosse with 17 points and
seven rebounds. The Pointers held a 43-31 rebounding advantage. |
