#3 Warhawks Wrap Up Home Schedule with Win

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The lead changed hands twice in the first seven minutes of the contest. Eric Bryson put the advantage back in favor of the Warhawks, 12-11, with a three pointer at the 12:52 mark and Whitewater held the lead the rest of the way. UW-W ended the half with a 14-6 run to head into intermission with a 37-24 advantage.

Whitewater shot 48% (11-23) in the first 20 minutes including 43% (6-14) from long range. UW-W's defense held the Titans to 30% (7-23) from the field. Alex Merg led all players with 10 points on a perfect 3-3 from the field, 2-2 from behind the arc and 2-2 from the free throw line in the first half.

The Warhawks ran off 11 of the first 13 points of the second half to extend the lead to 22, 48-26, at 16:04. The advantage remained in the 20-point range the rest of the way with the smallest margin, 16, coming at the 10:18 mark after an Alex Olson jumper made it 55-39. 

UW-W scored 16 points off the bench and 16 points in the paint in the second 20 minutes compared to 11 and 10 in the same two categories for Oshkosh. The Titans improved on their shooting in the second half making 11-27. Whitewater answered with 12-23 from the floor adding 11-19 from the charity stripe compared the UW-O's 5-7. 

KJ Evans led all players in the game with 17 points including a 9-12 performance from the free throw line and six rebounds. Reggie Hearn added 16 points on 6-9 from the floor and two blocked shots. Bryson and Merg each posted 10 points and combined for five steals.

UW-W will wrap up the regular season in Eau Claire with a 7:00 tipoff scheduled for Saturday, February 22.