Fox Scores 31 To Lead Stout past La Crosse 74-68

The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 74, UW-La Crosse 68
Record: Blue Devils (10-12, 5-6), Eagles (12-10, 6-5)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse

The Blue Devils got 31 points from Brody Fox and a 17-point 10-rebound double-double from George Scharlau to top UW-La Crosse 74-68 Wednesday night. The game featured nine lead changes and six ties. Jacob Walczak hit a three with 26 seconds left to put Stout up 70-68 and Brandan Weis hit four straight free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the win for Stout. Stout led for most of the first half, but couldn't build a lead bigger than six points. Scharlau hit a trey with 12 seconds left in the half to put Stout up 36-34 at the break. Stout opened the second half and extended the lead to eight, La Crosse rallied to get within one, Stout was able to push it back to six a couple of possessions later. The Eagles then went on a run to take a three point lead with 4:33 left in regulation. UWL led by three with 90 seconds left to play before Stout closed on a 9-0 run

Top Performers

• Brody Fox was 8-18 from the field and 15-19 from the charity stripe for a game-high 31 points. He pulled down five rebounds and dished out three assists. 
• George Scharlau was 6-8 and 4-5 from distance for 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double. He added four blocks, and three steals. 
• Aidan Shore had 10 points, three rebounds and three blocks. 
• Nick Jungel had nine rebounds and three blocks. 

Inside the Box Score  

• Brody Fox became Stout's single season scoring leader with 579 points. He passed Mel Coleman who scored 571 points in the 1968-69 season. 
• Fox moved up to seventh on the Blue Devils all-time scoring list with 1287 career-points.
• Stout shot 41.1 percent (23-56) from the field. La Crosse was 28-73 (38.4 percent).
• La Crosse was 2-21 from three-point range.
• UWL out scored Stout in the paint 42-28
• Stout out rebounded the Eagles 47-35
• The teams combined for 15 blocks. Stout had 11. 

UP NEXT 
The Blue Devils will travel to Eau Claire to face the Blugolds on Saturday, Feb. 10. Tip-off from Zorn Arena is set for 6 p.m.