Evans Leads Warhawks Over Alma

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UW-W never trailed in the game. With the score tied 4-4 at the 18:45 mark, the Warhawks scored eight in a row to go up 12-4. The lead hit double figures, 17-7, on Evans' layup at 14:03. Alma would pull to within one, 24-23 with 8:34 remaining in the half but the Warhawks finished strong with a 25-7 run to head into the locker room with a 49-30 advantage.

UW-W had 11 second chance points and 15 points off turnovers in the first twenty minutes compared to Alma's combined three points in the same two categories. The majority of the Whitewater lead came from the free throw line where the Warhawks made 16-20 compared to just 2-4 from their counterpart.

Evans was 6-10 from the field and 6-7 from the charity stripe in the first twenty minutes to lead all players.

UW-W's lead never dipped into single digits the rest of the way. The Scots would narrow the gap to 12, 60-48 at 15:07 but that's as close as they would get. The Warhawks' largest lead of the game came from an Alex LeGault free throw that increased the margin to 30, 97-67 with less than one minute remaining.

Whitewater won the game from the free throw line. UW-W was 28-39 compared to Alma's 7-11. The Warhawks had the upper hand on the boards with 48, including 18 on the offensive glass, compared to 37 for the Scots.

Evans was the game leader finishing with 25 points and 13 boards. He was joined in double figures by Reggie Hearn with 14 points, Quardell Young had 12 and Eric Bryson added 11. 

Whitewater will head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to compete in the Cruzin' Classic December 20 and 21. UW-W will face Lawrence at 1:00 pm Friday and Augsburg at 3:00 pm Saturday.