Box Score UW-River Falls 73, UW-Stout 67RIVER FALLS (January 9, 2016) - UW-Stout got to within two points with 20 seconds remaining, but could do little to prevent UW-River Falls from making their free throws and the Blue Devils fell, 73-67, Saturday at Karges Center.
A 3-point bucket by
John Keefe (So, Medford) with seconds 20 seconds remaining pulled the Blue Devils to within 69-67. The Falcons' CJ Lewis was immediately fouled, and he drained both shots to make it a four point game. The Blue Devils (4-8, 0-2 WIAC) missed two free throw attempts around the 10 second mark, the Falcons were not off the mark as Grant Erickson hit two to effectively end the game with four seconds remaining.
The Falcons (6-7, 2-0 WIAC), who led at halftime, 32-31, were led by Jon Christianson, the WIAC's leading scorer, who dropped in 15 points, seven points under his average. Lewis finished with 13 and Austin Moldenhauer came off the bench to score 12.
Isaac Elliott (So, Plover) led Stout with 13 points.
John Lahti (So, Turtle Lake) was 5-for-5 and finished with 10 points.
Stout will be at UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Jan. 13, then will return home to host UW-Platteville, Saturday, Jan. 16 at 3 p.m.
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