KJ Evans (Beloit/Beloit Memorial) led all scorers with 19 points and added nine rebounds while Reggie Hearn (Milwaukee/Marshall) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Cody Odegaard (Poynette/Poynette) came off the bench to add 12 points to the Warhawk total.
Superior held a 9-5 lead at the 16:03 mark in the first half before UW-W scored five straight points to take a 10-9 lead. After a 2:04 scoring draught, Hearn forced a turnover and drove down the floor and score to go up by three (12-9). Whitewater went on a 10-4 run to go up by 10 with just over eight minutes remaining in the half.
The Yellowjackets pulled within four points (24-20) at the 6:27 mark, but the Warhawks scored 11-straight points capped by an Odegaard three to go ahead 33-20. UW-W held the advantage to go into the locker room up 39-26 after a last-second tip-in by Quardell Young (Kenosha/Bradford).
Hearn already had a double-double at the break, with 11 points and 10 rebounds and Evans had nine points and six rebounds. Whitewater capitalized on its 14 offensive rebounds, scoring six second chance points. Superior's leading scorer, Jarrod Peterson, led all scorers with 15 points, going 8-8 from the free throw line.
Whitewater opened the second half with a 15-4 run to extend its lead to 54-32. The Warhawks stayed hot in the second half, extending its lead out to 32 with 10:35 in the game. The offensive assault continued as Wisconsin-Whitewater had its largest lead of the night, 97-49, with just over a minute remaining in the game.
Evans was 4-6 from the floor and 2-2 from the charity stipe in the second half for 10 points and Eric Bryson (Elkhorn/Elkhorn) and Drew Bryson(Elkhorn/Elkhorn) scored seven points each. The Warhawks shot 50.0% (17-34) from the field in the second half and held a 26-17 advantage on the glass. UW-W's defense stepped up in the second half, holding Superior's Jarrod Peterson to only four points.
UW-Whitewater will hit the road for its next game, when it travels to UW-La Crosse Wednesday, January 22 with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 pm.
Warhawk Men Win Fifth Straight in WIAC Play
UW-Superior
52
UW-Whitewater
97
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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UW-Superior (5-11 (2-5 WIAC)) | 26 | 26 | 52 |
UW-Whitewater (14-2 (5-2 WIAC)) | 39 | 58 | 97 |
Jan 18, 2014