UW-Whitewater 74, UW-Stout 55
MENOMONIE (February 3, 2018) - Outside of Johnson Fieldhouse, the snow was coming down. Inside of Johnson Fieldhouse the 3-pointers were coming down as UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater combined for 24 3-pointers. But it was the 12th-ranked Warhawks that held the advantage, swishing 16 3-pointers on their way to a 74-55 win over the Blue Devils Saturday.
The Warhawks (16-5, 6-4 WIAC) first four baskets of the game were 3-pointers, taking a 9-0 lead, then a 12-5 lead. Whitewater took a 46-29 halftime lead. Stout (7-14, 1-9 WIAC) cut the lead down to nine points, 55-46, midway through the second half, but the Warhawks went on a 12-4 run and the closest the Blue Devils would get was 12 points the rest of the way.
Dalton Menke and Mitchell Pfeifer each hit six 3-pointers with Pfeiffer leading the way with 22 points. Menke finished with 20. Andre Brown scored 12 points.
Stout's
Zach Dahl had a career game, collecting his second double-double of the season, dropping in 20 points and swiping 12 rebounds, both collegiate bests. Dahl hit four of Stout's eight 3-pointers.
Isaac Elliott matched his uniform number and finished with 14 points.
Stout will host UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
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