UW-Stout 70, University of Northwestern 56
MENOMONIE (December 2, 2017) - UW-Stout's
Isaac Elliott scored a game-high 21 points and
Keegan Dickson scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half as the Blue Devil broke away from a 31-31 halftime score to defeat the University of Northwestern, 70-56, Saturday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse.
The Blue Devils (4-3) jumped out to an eight point,10-2 lead over the first five minutes of the game as Elliott hit Stout's first seven points.
Northwestern (1-4) cut the lead to three points several times over the next 12 minutes, then moved into a 29-29 tie with just under two minutes remaining the half. The Eagles' Jacob Gervais gave Northwestern a 31-29 lead and
Brandyn Christman tied the contest from the free throw line with about 30 second left.
The Eagles took the lead early in the second half until
Zach Dahl tied the score at 33-33. Elliott scored twice and Dickson and
Joe Duty each scored to push the lead to 41-33 at the 13 minute mark. The Eagles would get only as close as three points a couple of minutes later, but that would be it as Stout pushed the lead into double digits where it stayed for most of the game.
Stout finished the game shooting 48.1 percent (25-52) and 53.8 percent (14-26) in the second half. The Blue Devil defense pestered the Eagles into 12 second half turnovers, 18 for the game. Elliott and Duty each finished the game with three steals and
Brandon Emery and
Sam Ortmann each had a pair. Stout closed the game with 11 steals.
Elliott led all scorers with 21 points, hitting 9-13 from the floor. Dickson finished with 12 points, hitting 5-8 from the floor by 4-5 in the second half. Stout was 15-25 from the free throw line, 10-14 in the second half.
Gervais scored 18 points to lead the Eagles. Caleb Hageman chipped in 13 points for Northwestern. The Eagles held a 40-29 advantage off the glass. Tanner Youngberg led all players with 11 rebounds.
The Stout defense held the Eagles to only 3-21 shooting from beyond the arc. Northwestern shot 41.4 percent (24-58) from the floor.
Stout will be at Silver Lake College, Thursday, Dec. 7, then return home to host Finlandia University, Sunday, Dec. 10 at 12 p.m.
Â
