Blue Devils Drop Regular Season Finale to No. 16 Platteville

The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 83, UW-Platteville 110
Record: Blue Devils (11-14, 6-8), Pioneers (21-4, 12-2)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse

The Blue Devils dropped the regular season finale 110-83 Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils battled the Pioneers in the first half, going back and forth and taking a five point lead, before heading into the half tied at 43. UWP went on a run early in the second half to take a 11-point lead and never looked back, not allowing Stout to get any closer as they shot nearly 50 percent from beyond the arc to pull away with the win.

Top Performers

• Brody Fox was 10-13 from the field to lead all scorers with 31 points. He pulled down three rebounds and had three steals. 
• Jacob Walczak was 4-10 from the field for 12 points and four rebounds.
• Sam Skaggs was 4-5 for 12 points, two rebounds and two assists.
• Aidan Shore was 4-6 for 10 points, and three rebounds.
• George Scharlau scored 10 points, six rebounds, and three assists. 

Inside the Box Score  

• Stout shot 54 percent (27-50) from the field. Platteville was 40-68 (58.8 percent).
• UWP was 15-36 from beyond the arc. Stout was 5-21
• The teams pulled down 26 rebounds. 
• Stout had 17 turnovers, UWP committed six. The Pioneers turn Stouts turnovers into 26 points.
• UWP outscored Stout in the paint 44-34. 
• The game say 13 lead changes and six ties. 

UP NEXT 
The Blue Devils are the six-seed in the WIAC Tournament and will travel to three-seeded UW-La Crosse on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Tip-off from Mitchell Hall Gymnasium is set for 7:05 p.m.