The Bucs opened the game with an 8-0 run and extended the lead to 17-3 at 14:09. The Warhawks responded with a 7-0 run to bring the score to 17-10 in favor of Beloit at the 11:53 mark. A Beloit College three-pointer broke the Warhawk run but UW-W responded with another 7-0 run to make the score 20-17 at 8:46. Whitewater took their first lead, 24-23, on a Reggie Hearn layup at 6:07. The Bucs went on a 5-0 run to regain the lead 28-24 with 4:22 remaining in the half. Beloit extended their lead going into the lockerroom with a 5-0 run in the last 1:45 to gain a 37-30 advantage at halftime. 

The Bucs shot 59%, 16-27 from the floor compared to Whitewater's 36%, 12-33 for field goals. Beloit held a 21-12 advantage on the boards including 16 defensive rebounds. The Warhawks stayed in the game by forcing 10 turnovers while committing just four. James Lazarcik was 6-6 from the field with 14 points and nine rebounds for Beloit to lead all players in the first half. Quardell Young led the Warhawks with eight points in the first twenty minutes.

With the score 41-32, UW-W used a 7-0 run to narrow the margin to 41-39 at the 17:37 mark. The Bucs maintained the lead until 8:37 when Eric Bryson gave Whitewater its first lead of the second half on a breakaway three-pointer on the right wing off a pass from Young, 60-59. The teams traded points until back-to-back layups from Young and Cody Odegaard pushed the Whitewater lead to five, 69-64 with 3:29 left. Beloit fouled to try and stop the clock but Whitewater knocked down four free-throws to put the game out of reach with a 75-68 score at the final buzzer.

UW-W scored 18 points in the paint and 15 off turnovers in the second half and the Warhawk bench outscored the extras from Beloit 16-6 in the second twenty minutes. Whitewater increased its shooting efficiency shooting 63% from the floor in the half on 15-24 from the field. The Warhawk defense held the Bucs to 42%, 13-31 from the floor.

Whitewater was 27-57 for a field goal shooting percentage of 47% in the game. Beloit was 29-58 for 50% from the field. The Bucs held the rebound advantage, 41-27. The Warhawks forced 22 turnovers including 12 steals while committing just 10 turnovers of their own.

Young led the Warhawks with 17 points on 7-16 from the field and added four steals. Luke Knoble added 14 points and seven boards. Odegaard wrapped-up the double digit scorers for UW-W with 13. 

Lazarcik led all players with 23 points on a perfect 10-10 from the floor and adding 15 rebounds for the double-double. Tyler Butke added 22 points and Steve Mcafee had 14 for the Bucs.

Whitewater will compete in the Carthage Classic Friday-Saturday, November 23-24. The Warhawks will open the classic with a 6:00 game against Aurora University Friday and will follow with a 2:00/4:00 game against the winner of Iowa Wesleyan and Carthage.