UW-Stevens Point 80, UW-Stout 53
STEVENS POINT (February 13, 2019) - UW-Stevens Point held UW-Stout scoreless for a seven minute stretch in the first half and went to defeat the Blue Devils, 80-53, Wednesday at Quandt Fieldhouse.
The Pointers extended a 17-10 lead to at the 11:07 mark to 35-10 before Stout (6-18, 0-13 WIAC) broke the dry spell with a free throw by
Braden Walbeck. Stevens Point (16-7, 8-5 WIAC) held a 51-25 halftime lead. The teams played evenly through the second half with the Pointers holding a 29-28 second half advantage.
The Blue Devils got 15 points from
Luke Geiger, all from 3-pointers, and 10 points from Walbeck. Stout was held to 31.5 percent (17-54) for the game. Stout was 8 of 27 from 3-point range and 11 of 15 from the line.
The Pointers were led by Nate Dodge with 18 points and Ethan Bublitz with 10 points. The Pointers shot 50.0 percent (29-58) for the game. The Pointers hit 8 of 22 3-pointers and 14 of 16 free throws. Stevens Point held a 38-32 advantage off the glass.
Stout will conclude the season when they host UW-La Crosse Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. for Senior Day.
