Box Score
Box score
MANITOWOC, Wis. - The Wisconsin Lutheran
College men's basketball team won its third straight game Monday as
it defeated Silver Lake 75-57 in non-conference action at the
UW-Manitowoc Fieldhouse.
The Warriors started off strong by scoring the first six points
of the contest, including four from senior Julion Griffin
(Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) to take a quick 6-0 lead with
18:27 left in the first half. The WLC lead stood at 15-8 with 12:17
left in the half before the visitors rattled off a 14-0 run. Six of
those points came from sophomore Sam Kuehl (Lake Mills,
Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) as the Warriors built a big 29-8 lead with
8:53 remaining.
Silver Lake would cut the WLC lead to 14 points at 31-17 with
5:42 to go in the opening half before the teams played fairly even
from that point on as Wisconsin Lutheran took a 41-24 lead into
halftime.
Wisconsin Lutheran controlled the interior in the opening half
as it outrebounded the Lakers 23-14 and outscored Silver Lake in
the paint, 22-12.
The Warriors scorched the nets in the first 20 minutes shooting
48.5 percent (16-for-33), including 44.4 percent (4-for-9) from
long distance. Senior guard Nate Bauer (Lake Mills, Wis./Lakeside
Lutheran) led WLC with 10 first-half points, while Kuehl and senior
Tim Demuth (Franksville, Wis./Racine Lutheran) each added eight as
each player drained two three-pointers.
Silver Lake struggled shooting the basketball in the first 20
minutes as it connected on just 30 percent (9-for-30) of its shots.
Anthony Parker Jr. scored eight points to pace the Lakers in the
opening half, while Irving Cato chipped in with six points and a
first-half best six rebounds.
The second half was filled with several stoppages as the teams
combined for 29 fouls after halftime. Silver Lake cut the WLC lead
to as low as 10 points at 52-42 with 10:42 remaining, but the
Warriors responded with a 9-1 run for a 61-43 lead with 8:10 left
in the game. The Warriors wouldn't be threatened the rest of the
way as they left Manitowoc with a 75-57 win.
Kuehl led four WLC players in double-figures with 16 points,
while sophomore Kyle Stelse (Jefferson, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran)
matched his career-high with 14 points. Demuth and Bauer finished
with 12 and 10, respectively.
Parker Jr. netted 16 points to lead Silver Lake (4-10), while
Austin Allen-Walker chipped in with 12. Cato and Josh Mayberry each
pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
The Warriors shot 45.8 percent (27-for-59) from the floor while
the Lakers countered with 32.2 percent (19-for-59). Each team
turned the ball over 17 times but the Warriors had a nice
advantage in fast break points, outscoring the Lakers 14-4 in
transition.
Wisconsin Lutheran (4-7) will enjoy the holiday break before
returning to action Saturday, December 29 when it competes in
the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. WLC will play Hendrix
(Ark.) (3-5) in its first game at 6 p.m. at South Point Arena. Live
stats and video will be available for the game at
wlcsports.com.
