MENOMONIE (December 7, 2013) - UW-Stout forward Alex Oman (Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn) was pretty quiet in the first half.

Oman wasn't in the second as he propelled the Blue Devils to a 74-69 win over fourh-ranked UW-Whitewater Saturday with 18 second half points at Johnson Fieldhouse.

Stout (7-1, 2-0 WIAC) ran out to a 39-34 halftime lead as Josh Kosloske (Sr, Oakfield) scored all 12 of his points in the first half, including draining a pair of 3-point shots, the first time the big man has hit two 3-pointers in the same game.

Stout built and held a lead throughout the game, relinquishing the only twice, then by only as much as three points. Kosloske showed the ability to drop in the deep ball to tie the game at 16:14 in the first half. The Warhawks briefly took a one point lead midway through the first half, but Stout's Hank Kujak (So, Blair) came off the bench to put Stout ahead with a 3-ball of his own and Stout did not trail again, taking a 39-34 halftime lead.

Oman, who scored two points in the first half, started heating up five minutes in the second half when he dropped in a 3-pointer at 15:35 and followed that up with a bucket about 30 seconds later.

Stout would build up to as much as an11 point lead with 3:40 to go. The Warhawks cuthe lead to four points, 70-66, on back-to-back 3-pointers from Alex Merg and Eric Bryson with 1:45 left.

Stout would not make a field goal the rest of the way, but kept the Warhawks at bay with two free throws by Jimmy Whitehead (Sr, Onlaska) and Oman.

Oman led all scorers with 20 points, hitting 7-of-12 from the floor, 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and 4-of-7 from the line. Oman was one of four players to hit double digits. Whitehead finished with 19 points, Kosloske and Aaron Jenny (Sr, Spicer, Minn) each scored 12 oints. Jenny led Stout with six rebounds.

Stout shot 58.7 percent from the floor (27-46), 46.7 percent from 3-point range (7-15) and 65.0 percent from the line (13-20).

Reggie Hearn and Eric Bryson each scored 15 points for the Warhawks. Hearn led all players with nine rebounds. KJ Evans added 12 points and Quardell Young 11.

The Warhawks shot 48.9 percent from the floor (23-47), 36.8 percent from 3-point range (7-19) and 61.5 percent from the line (16-26). Stout edged the Warhawks off the glass, pulling down 27 rebounds to 24 for Whitewater.

The win moved Stout's winning streak to seven games, their longest since putting together winning streaks of 10 games and seven games during the 2005-06 season.  Stout last defeated Whitewater Dec. 4, 2010, an 85-80 win at Johnson Fieldhouse.

The Blue Devils will travel to UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.