The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team used strong shooting in the first half and maintained its advantage in the second half Saturday afternoon in an 80-64 victory over Kalamazoo (Mich.) at Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (6-0 overall) forced 22 turnovers, posting 27 points off the Hornets' miscues, and shot 31-of-46 from the free-throw line.

Junior guard Chris Jones totaled a team-best 18 points, including 11-of-13 shooting from the free-throw line, to go along with five rebounds for UW-Whitewater. Junior forward Scotty Tyler posted 10 of his 12 points in the first half and added five rebounds.

Freshman guard Zach Knobloch tallied nine points, and junior forward Demetrius Woodley collected seven points, five rebounds and a team-high three steals.

The Warhawks jumped out to a 10-0 lead on Kalamazoo (2-6) and never trailed in the contest.

UW-Whitewater pushed its advantage all the way up to 34-15 with 5:04 left in the first half on a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Andre Brown. The Hornets whittled their deficit down to 36-26 with 3:09 on the clock thanks to an 11-2 run, but the Warhawks took a 13-point lead into halftime.

UW-Whitewater started the second half with a 10-2 run to take a 53-32 advantage at the 15:46 mark.

The Warhawks extended their lead to 24 following a 3-point play by Jones with 8:43 remaining before Kalamazoo chipped away at its deficit, narrowing UW-Whitewater's advantage to 71-59 with 1:50 on the clock.

Jones hit 5-of-6 free throws over the final 1:34 of regulation to help the Warhawks remain undefeated on the season.

UW-Whitewater continues its current six-game home stand Sunday at 5 p.m. against George Fox (Ore.).