Blue Devils Sneak Past Superior 66-65 to Win Fourth Straight

The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 66, UW-Superior 65
Record: Blue Devils (4-6), Yellowjackets (3-7)
Location: Don Page Arena – River Falls, Wis.

A late run lifted Stout to a 66-65 win over UW-Superior Monday night to extend the Blue Devils winning streak to four games. Stout took a 10-8 lead just four minutes into the game, but the lead was short lived, as Superior would lead for the remainder of the first half and take a 40-34 lead into the halftime locker room. Stout opened the second half on a 7-2 run to trail 42-41 with 16:10 left. Superior would maintain the lead until Jacob Walczak connected from deep with 10:25 left in the second half. Jackson Wilhelmson hit a trey with 8:39 left on the clock to give the Blue Devils a five-point lead. UWS kept it close, but another Walczak triple with 3:35 pushed the lead back up to four at 62-58. Justin Nelson scored what ended up being the game winning basket with 40 seconds left in regulation. Superior was then awarded three free throws after being fouled on a 3-pt field goal attempt. Superior went 2-3 from the line and Stout led 66-65 with 32 seconds left. The Blue Devils missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw, so Superior had a chance to win at the buzzer, but their final attempt was swatted away with 0.4 seconds left and Stout held on for the win.
 
Top Performers

• AJ Uttech scored a career-high 20 points on 10-17 shooting. He also had seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.
• Jacob Walczak was 6-13 for 16 points. He was 3-8 from 3-point range.
• Justin Nelson was 4-5 for nine points and pulled down seven rebounds.
• Jackson Wilhelmson added eight points and grabbed five rebounds.

Inside the Box Score  

• The Yellowjackets were 20-31 from the free throw line, while Stout was 4-7.
• The Blue Devils out-rebounded the Yellowjackets 44-22
• Stout had 17 offensive rebounds and turned that into 18 second chance points.
• The Blue Devils outscored Superior in the paint 40-28.

UP NEXT 
The Blue Devils will out the Radisson Holiday Classic tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 31 against the College of St. Scholastica. The game is set for 3 p.m. at Page Arena in River Falls, Wis.