Warhawks remain two games behind
A balanced attack led UW-Whitewater's men's basketball team to victory Tuesday night.
Quardell Young scored 11 points and was one of eight Warhawks with seven or more points as Whitewater cruised past UW-Oshkosh, 68-50, in a WIAC game.
Whitewater (13-3, 6-2) remained two games behind front-running UW-Stevens Point (8-0) with the win.
The Warhawks built a 10-point halftime lead and never looked back.
Eric Bryson and Darnell Harris added 10 points each for Whitewater, which shot 50 percent from the field (26-52).
WHITEWATER 68, OSHKOSH 50
Oshkosh (50)—Wise, 5-4-14; Wurtz, 3-1-9; Wallace, 1-4-6; Nickel, 1-1-4; Royston, 1-1-4; Hopfensberger, 2-0-5; Olson, 2-0-4; Mageland, 1-0-2; Volkman, 1-0-2. Totals: 17-12-50.
Whitewater (68)—Young, 3-2-11; Bryson, 3-3-10; Harris, 4-0-10; Knoble, 4-0-8; Merg, 2-1-7; Evans, 4-0-8; Souter, 2-1-7; Hearn, 2-3-7. Totals: 26-8-68.
UW-Oshkosh 25 25—50
UW-Whitewater 35 33—68
Three-point goals—Oshkosh 4 (Wurtz 2, Hopfensberger, Nickel), Whitewater 8 (Merg 2, Harris 2, Young 2, Bryson, Souter). Free throws missed—Oshkosh 5, Whitewater 4. Rebounds—Oshkosh 26 (Wurtz 6), Whitewater 34 (Harris 9). Total fouls—Oshkosh 15, Whitewater 13.
Attendance—590.
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