Blue Devils down Northland College, control life in the paint

UW-Stout 81, Northland College 66

ASHLAND (December 11, 2019) - Luke Geiger led UW-Stout with 30 points as the Blue Devils got back on the winning track with an 81-66 win at Northland College Wednesday.

In addition to Geiger's points - he went 4 of 6 from the 3-point line -  the Blue Devils (3-5) held a huge advantage in the paint, outscoring the Lumberjacks 54-18 in the lane. TYreese Alexander finished with 12 points and six rebounds, while Jon Ciriacks dropped in 11 points and had seven rebounds. Cliff McCray has seven rebounds. Stout held a 49-30 advantage in rebounds. 

Geiger connected on 11 of 15 from the floor and made 4 of 6 from the line.

Stout was 33 of 67 from the floor and 6 of 24 from 3-point range. Stout was 9 of 17 from the line. The Lumberjacks went 12 of 30 from beyond the arc and were 24 of 61 from the floor. Northland made 6 of 14 free throws. 

The Blue Devils held a 45-38 halftime lead. 

Stout is off until they host the University of Dubuque, Friday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m.