Blue Devils Stumble on the Road, Fall 74-58 at Platteville

The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 58, UW-Platteville 74
Record: Blue Devils (4-9, 1-3), Falcons (9-6, 2-2)
Location: Williams Fieldhouse, Platteville, Wis. 

The Blue Devils fell 74-58 on the road to Platteville Saturday night. Stout and the Pioneers played a tough first-half and trailed by just ten at the half. But a slow start to the second-half allowed the Pioneers to build a big lead and hold the Blue Devils at bay and hold on for the win. 

Top Performers 

• Brody Fox scored a team-high 17 points. 
• George Scharlau scored nine points, and grabbed eight rebounds. 
• Aidan Shore pulled down 10 rebounds. 
• Jacob Walczak scored 11 points
• Logan Pearson scored a game-high 24 points for the Pioneers.

Inside the Box Score  

• Stout was out-rebounded 49-33.
• Platteville pulled down 17 offensive rebounds.  
• Freshman Cooper Diedrich scored his first collegiate points, going 2-3 from the floor for four points. 
• Stout didn't score in the second-half until the 15:19 mark. 

Up Next
The Blue Devils will return home to face UW-La Crosse on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Tip-off from the Johnson Fieldhouse is set for 7 p.m.