Box Score UW-Platteville 89, UW-Stout 67
PLATTEVILLE (January 4, 2020) - UW-Stout pulled to within two points midway through the second half, but ultimately fell to ninth-ranked UW-Platteville, 89-67, in the conference opener on Bo Ryan Court.
Stout (4-8, 0-1 WIAC) shook off a 12-point, 40-28, halftime deficit - a deficit that was stretched to as much as 13 points (46-33) three minutes into the second - to scratch their way to within 49-47, going on a 14-3 over a four-minute period.
Jon Ciriacks scored five points in the run, aided by
Luke Geiger's 3-pointer and two points each by
TYreese Alexander,
Marcus Hill and
Matt Newman.
The Pioneers (11-1, 1-0 WIAC) answered back, jumping out to a 53-47 lead. Stout's
Kaden Koski went at the Pioneers, popping in a 3-pointer to bring Stout back to within three points. Platteville built a six point, 56-50 lead when Koski hit a jumper to pull Stout to within four points. The Pioneers regained control, going on a 15-2 run, with Stout's only points in the run coming on a pair of free throws by
Cliff McCray.
McCray led Stout with 13 points, followed by 12 points by Alexander and a collegiate-best 10 points by Koski. The Pioneers were led by Justin Stoval with 19 points. Carter Voelker added 13 points and Quentin Shields 12.
Stout will be at UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Jan. 8, with a scheduled tip-off at 8 p.m. in the second half of a double header with the women's programs. Stout will host UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m.
