Warhawks’ Season Ends in WIAC Tournament
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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team took another opponent down to the wire Monday night but was outlasted 81-76 at UW-River Falls in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s).
The Warhawks (1-7 overall), who played in their fourth straight game decided in the final minute, shot 53.4 percent from the floor and finished with a 46-32 advantage on points in the paint.
UW-River Falls (5-3), which advances to play at top seed UW-Platteville on Wednesday night, made 53.7 percent of its shots from the floor and doubled up UW-Whitewater on made free throws, 14-7.
Trevon Chislom registered 21 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, all team highs, to lead the Warhawks. Gage Malensek tallied 17 points and a team-high six assists, and Breontae Hunt posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Brian Conaghan and Will Pytleski contributed nine and eight points, respectively, off the bench.
UW-Whitewater scored the first four points of the contest and led 12-5 at the 14:08 mark of the first half. The team continued to lead until the midway point of the period, when the Falcons took a 19-17 advantage.
UW-River Falls led by as many as five during the remainder of the half, but an 8-0 UW-W run gave the Warhawks a 45-40 advantage with 1:20 remaining following a 3-pointer by Hunt.
UW-Whitewater held the lead in the second half until the 11:28 mark, when UW-River Falls tied the game at 54-54. Hunt scored the next five points to make it 59-54 at the midway point of the frame.
The Falcons made a run and took a 68-62 advantage with 6:51 on the clock. Chislom tied the game with a jumper with 4:49 left, but UW-River Falls took the lead for good just over one minute later with a 3-pointer.
The Warhawks trimmed their deficit to one possession on four more occasions, but each time, the Falcons responded with either a basket or a pair of free throws.
