Box Score MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) – Sophomore Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.) scored a game-high 19 points to lead three players in double figures, as the sixth-seeded Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with an 88-55 rout over 11th-seeded MSOE on Saturday afternoon in a NACC Tournament First Round game inside the Recreation Complex. The Warriors never trailed and led by as many as 35 points on the way to their fourth straight win over the Raiders.
- Final Score: No. 6 Wisconsin Lutheran 88, No. 11 MSOE 55
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (16-8), MSOE (9-15)
- Location: Recreation Complex, Milwaukee, Wis.
- Four ties through the first six minutes of the game saw the score deadlocked at 12-12 between the Warriors and Raiders.
- WLC responded with five straight points behind a three from junior Trevor Stiede (Pulaski, Wis.) and a layup from sophomore Ryan Broeckel (Chilton, Wis.) to take a 17-12 lead that they would never relinquish.
- Leading 22-18 with 7:09 left in the first half, Wisconsin Lutheran used a 12-0 scoring run, capped by a Stiede three, to give the hosts a 16-point advantage at the 4:39 mark.
- The Green and White grabbed a first-half best 17-point lead three separate times before heading into halftime with a 42-27 lead. The Warriors shot 53.6 percent in the first half and made five of their 11 three-pointers.
- MSOE trimmed its deficit to 12 points at 44-32 three minutes into the second half before WLC blew the game open with a 17-0 scoring run. Stoltz spearheaded the scoring surge with the first six points.
- Wisconsin Lutheran used another run, netting 10 straight points behind a trio of three-pointers from sophomore Jacob Hefle (Germantown, Wis.), to build a 73-39 lead.
- The Green and White's advantage ballooned to a game-high 35 points after junior Jake Antczak (Mukwonago, Wis.) buried a three with a 3:51 remaining.
- Sophomores Brian Rittierodt (Auburn, Wash.) and Noah Wiles (Renton, Wash.) also followed with threes as the Warriors' winning margin was 33 points at 88-55.
- Stoltz scored a game-high 19 points to lead three players in double figures. He also finished with a game-high seven assists.
- Stiede finished with 12 points and senior Alex VanCrete (Green Lake, Wis.) added 11 off the bench.
- Senior Isaiah Lenz (Oconomowoc, Wis.) and Broeckel grabbed six rebounds apiece.
- WLC shot 44.9 percent (31-for-69) from the floor for the game, including 37.8 percent (14-for-37) from beyond the arc. The 14 threes were the second most of the season for Wisconsin Lutheran.
- The Green and White outscored the Raiders 21-11 in points off turnovers, 17-3 in second chance points, and 14-2 in fastbreak points.
- The Warriors improved to 10-2 on Catalyst Court this season and won for the 16th time overall, the second-most under head coach Aaron Aanonsen.
- The Warriors advance to Tuesday's NACC Tournament Quarterfinal where they will travel to face third-seeded St. Norbert (15-9) at 7 p.m. in De Pere. Live coverage links will be available for the game at WLCSports.com.
