Behind 31 points from senior center Chris Davis (Madison/East) UW-Whitewater, 13-1 overall and 4-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, knocked UW-River Falls, 10-4 and 4-1,out of the league's unbeaten ranks with a 84-70 win in Kachel Gym in Williams Center in Whitewater, Wisconsin Saturday night.

Whitewater bolted out of the lockerroom to a 16-4 lead, with Davis accounting for seven of those points.  UW-W's largest margin in the first half was 22-8 at 11:59, and UW-W still led 34-26 at intermission.  Davis had eleven points at the half.

The Falcons closed within seven points twice, 37-30 at 18:39 and 44-37 with 13:53 left in the game.   That second seven point margin didn't last long, with Whitewater scoring the next ten points for a 54-37 lead at 11:36.  Whitewater's margin eventually reached 18 at 65-47 with 8:59 left, but UW-RF cut that in half, to 71-62 with 4:11 on the clock.  Whitewater closed out the game, out-scoring the Falcons 13-8.

Whitewater prospered at the free throw line, making 21-28 while the Falcons were 11-19.  The Warhawks also went 9-23 from three-point range, and the Falcons were 5-15. 

Davis' 31 points came on 10-13 shooting, including 6-8 from beyond the arc and 5-5 from the line.  His six three's are the most made by a Warhawk this season.  Davis also added six rebounds and two blocked shots.  Junior forward Luke Knoble (Boscobel) scored 16 points on 6-8 shooting from the field and 4-4 on his free throws.  Knoble led both teams with nine rebounds.  Freshman guard Quardell Young (Kenosha/Bradford) contributed 12 points, on 3-4 shooting, with five assists and one turnover at his point guard spot.  The Falcons were led by senior guard Brian Kimble's 19 points, who also dished out a game high six assists.  Senior forward Shane Manor scored 16 points, hitting 7-10 from the field, and junior forward Ollie White had 12.  Junior forward Colin Utke scored nine points on three-for-three shooting from downtown.

UW-Whitewater will host UW-Platteville Wednesday at 7:00 in the Kachel Gym in Williams Center.

For additional information:  Pat Miller, UW-W head coach