High Octane Offense Sends No. 20 UW-Whitewater to Victory

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The No. 20 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team posted its highest scoring output since 2012 Sunday afternoon, defeating Concordia Chicago 107-84 in a non-conference affair at Kachel Gymnasium.

 

The Warhawks (6-2 overall) shot 63.9 percent from the floor, the team's best mark since shooting 64.7 percent at Wisconsin Lutheran in 2011. UW-Whitewater made 23-of-30 shots (76.7 percent) in the second half.

 

Senior guard Trinson White and freshman guard Andre Brown led the Warhawks with 21 points apiece. Brown added five rebounds and a career-high eight assists, while White tallied eight rebounds.

 

Junior forward Cole Van Schyndel recorded his third straight 20-point performance, totaling 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and two steals.

 

Freshman guard Mitchell Pfeifer contributed season highs of 13 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench for UW-Whitewater, which also shot 26-of-33 (78.8 percent) at the free-throw line.

 

The contest started at a breakneck pace, with the Warhawks taking a 21-16 advantage at the 14:20 mark of the first half.

 

UW-Whitewater extended its lead to 27-17 with 11:30 to play, but the Cougars (3-4) responded to tie the game at 29-29 with 9:02 remaining in the period.

 

Neither team led by more than four over the rest of the half, and the Warhawks entered the locker room with a 45-44 advantage.

 

Trailing 63-62 with 13:26 on the clock in the second half, UW-Whitewater responded with an 8-0 run, including four points by White, to take a 70-63 lead with 12:08 left.

 

The Warhawks never trailed by fewer than five the rest of the way.

 

UW-Whitewater finished with a 72-30 advantage on points in the paint. The team's bench outscored Concordia Chicago's reserves 45-11.

 

The Warhawks begin play at the Colorado College Christmas Tournament next Sunday, Dec. 27, against Concordia Texas. Tip-off in Colorado Springs is slated for 8 p.m. Central Time.