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UW-River Falls 103, Robert Morris 98
MENOMONIE (November 18, 2016) - UW-Stout hosted 22nd-ranked Hope College Flying Dutchman and were unable to close out on top in their home opener at Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse.
The Blue Devils (1-1) found themselves in a tough battle on offense, as the Flying Dutchmen (1-0) held them to 25 percent shooting on the night. Stout was led by
Isaac Elliott who poured in 17 points off the bench.
Elliott started his night off by draining Stout's second bucket, a three pointer that was assisted by
John Keefe. The Blue Devils found themselves in an early hole as they trailed in the first half by 14, down 19-5. Stout soon fired back to end the half on a good note, bringing the game to within 12, after Keefe drained two free throws. Stout was down 36-24 at half.
In the second half, the Blue Devils were unable to close the gap, as the two teams traded buckets. Stout got to within 10 around the eight minute mark, but the Flying Dutchman stretched out their lead on a few fastbreak scores. The final buzzer sounded, the final being 70-50 Flying Dutchman on top.
Keefe finished the game a few shy of a triple double, scoring nine points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing seven assists. Behind Keefe, Lahti was the third leading scored for Stout with eight points.
Hope's Harrison Blackledge was the game-high scorer with 21 points.
Stout will face off tomorrow against Robert Morris at 3 p.m. in Johnson Fieldhouse, while Hope will play UW-River Falls at 1 p.m.
UW-River Falls 103, Robert Morris University 98
The opening game between UW-River Falls and Robert Morris University turned into a shootout - much of the shooting coming from the free throw line - with the Falcons turning into the Top Gun, posting a 103-98 win over the Eagles.
The game featured seven players in double figures and all but three of the 24 players that took to the floor scored at least two points.
The Falcons jumped out to 53-45 first half lead. Robert Morris would get as close a two points several times, but the Falcons always found a way to keep the Eagles at an arms' reach.
The Falcons Alex Herink led all scorers with 34 points, hitting 13-of-18 shots from the floor and connecting on 4-of-5 3-point shots. Garret Pearson feated at the free throw line - there were 54 total fouls whistled - banging down 10-of-12 charity shots and finishing with 10 points. Pearson also had nine rebounds. Gran Erickson finished with 11 points, hitting 9-of-10 free throws.
Antonio Levy led the Eagles with 29 points, hitting 9-of-20 from the floor, 5-of-13 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 from the line. Darius Paul finished with 15 points, Kyle Ward 11 and Greg Carter 10.
Robert Morris dropped in 17-of-25 free throws, but River Falls lived at the line, connecting on 38-of-46 tries. The Falcons held a 40-34 bulge in rebounds.
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