Box Score
Box score
STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point men's basketball team shot 56.3 percent
from the floor on its way to defeating Wisconsin Lutheran College
105-43 on Saturday in a non-conference game at Bennett Court inside
the Quandt Fieldhouse.
The Pointers (9-1), who are ranked fourth in NCAA Division III
according to the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, stormed out to an
18-2 lead over the Warriors at the 14:17 mark of the first half.
WLC quickly responded with a 7-0 run to cut its deficit to nine
points, but that would be the closest it would get. UWSP answered
with a 13-0 run to lead by 22 points (31-9) before heading into the
locker room at halftime in front 45-20.
UW-Stevens Point maintained its stellar performance in the
second half by going on a number of scoring runs, while holding the
Warriors to 25.9 percent shooting. The Pointers also out-scored WLC
11-0 in points off turnovers in the half.
Senior Sam Siemers (Nicollet, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran)
and freshman Tim Demuth (Franksville, Wis./Racine Lutheran) scored
eight points each to pace Wisconsin Lutheran. WLC was held to its
lowest point total since December 30, 2004, when it scored 42
points against the same Pointers, who were the top ranked team in
the country at the time.
The Warriors finished the game shooting 24.5 percent
(13-for-53), while the Pointers shot 56.3 percent (40-for-71) from
the floor. UWSP out-rebounded WLC 54-21 and held a 24-2 advantage
in second-chance points.
Jordan Giordana scored a game-high 14 points off the bench to
lead Stevens Point, which saw all 14 of its players reach the
scoring column in the game. UWSP's bench combined to score 65
points in the contest.
Wisconsin Lutheran (3-6, 3-0 NAC) returns to the hardwood on
Wednesday, January 6 when it hosts Silver Lake College in a 7 p.m.
non-conference contest at the Recreation Complex.
