Box Score
Box score
BELOIT, Wis. - Senior Tim Demuth (Franksville,
Wis./Racine Lutheran) scored a career-high 36 points, but the
Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team dropped a
non-conference game to Beloit 80-73 Monday at Flood Arena.
The Bucs jumped on top of the Warriors early as they built an
11-2 lead at the 15:52 mark of the first half. The opening run
wouldn't be the only spurt of the first half as WLC came back
within five points at 18-13, and then came as close as four points,
27-23, with 8:22 left. Beloit had another run in store, however, as
it scored 12 straight points to catapult ahead to a game-high
16-point lead with 2:41 left before the break. The Warriors doubled
up the Bucs 8-4 the rest of the way and trailed 43-31 at
halftime.
Demuth led all scorers with 14 first-half points, while junior
Taylor Chladek (West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale) added 10 points off
the bench. The duo combined to shoot 6-for-12 from three-point
range. As a team, WLC shot 40.7 percent (11-for-27) from the
floor.
James Lazarcik paced three players from Beloit with eight
points, while also grabbing 10 rebounds. The Buccaneers shot 51.6
percent (16-for-31) from the floor, including 71.4 percent
(5-for-7) from three-point range. BC controlled the glass in the
first half as it outrebounded WLC, 20-12.
The Buccaneers hovered between an eight and 15-point lead for
the first 14:30 of the second half. The Warriors used their own
11-2 run to close within five points, 67-62, with 3:57 left to
play. The deficit still remained at five points with 2:13 left, but
the Bucs scored the next six to hold off the Warriors.
WLC shot 50 percent (13-for-26) from the floor in the second
half as Demuth scorched the nets with 22 points on 6-for-11
shooting. Demuth finished with 36 for the game and was joined in
double-figures by sophomore Kyle Stelse (Jefferson, Wis./Lakeside
Lutheran) (11 points) and Chladek (10 points) off the bench. The
Warriors shot 45.3 percent (24-for-53) from the floor for the
game.
Beloit also improved its shooting in the second half as it
connected on 52.2 percent of its shots. Lazarcik paced the Bucs
(7-5) with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Marcus Ford and Steve Dowden
contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively off the bench. For the
game, the Bucs shot 51.9 percent (28-for-54) from the field.
Wisconsin Lutheran (6-9, 3-3 NAC) returns to conference play
Wednesday when it hosts Benedictine (3-11, 1-4 NAC) at 7 p.m. at
the Recreation Complex. The Warriors come in winners of three
straight NAC games, while the Eagles have dropped their last four
league contests. Live audio, stats, and video will be provided for
the game and the links can be found at wlcsports.com.
