Jarrod Peterson scored 19 points and Johnquez Brooks added 15 as the University of Wisconsin-Superior men’s basketball team overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to upend the College of St. Scholastica Saints 64-59 Monday night at Reif Gymnasium.
The Saints led by as many as 14 in the first half, but Brooks’ long-range 3-pointer sliced the Yellowjackets’ deficit to 39-28 at the break. UWS took advantage of St. Scholastica’s cold shooting in the second frame to pull away for the nonconference win.
Jonah Dahlman led the Saints (2-9) with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Brett Tester added 14.
Brendan Bauer contributed a double-double for the Yellowjackets (5-8) by scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
The Saints shot 46 percent from the floor in the first half and were 7-for-8 from the free-throw line. The Yellowjackets shot 39 percent from the field, were outscored 24-14 in the paint and 13-6 in second-chance points.
The second half saw the Saints make just two field goals in the first 14 minutes, including going without a field goal for over nine minutes.
A Tester layup made the score 44-34 in favor of CSS with 15:33 on the clock.
The Yellowjackets followed that by scoring 19 of the next 22 points for a 53-47 lead. During that time, CSS committed a flagrant foul and had a technical foul.
Tester cut the lead to one with four minutes to go, but the Saints committed an intentional foul, which led to a four-point possession for the ’Jackets and a five-point lead. UWS closed out the Saints from there, winning 64-59.
The Saints (2-8) shot just 22 percent in the second half to finish at 34 percent for the game. The Yellowjackets finished at 36 percent for the game and made nine 3-pointers. CSS was 3-for-19 from beyond the arc.
UWS (5-8, 1-3), which played at UW-Oshkosh Thursday, plays UW-Platteville at 1 p.m. Saturday.
’JACKET JOTTINGS: Steve was playing in just his second game. He missed the Saints’ first nine games due to injury. … Peterson is averaging a team-high 17.4 points per game, while Byrne is averaging 14.3 points per game. Peterson also leads the team with six rebounds per game. … The Yellowjackets are 20th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage. … UWS is 31-11 all-time vs. CSS and has won nine of the last 10 games in the series with the exception of last New Year's Eve when CSS won 85-71 at Reif Gymnasium. … UWS defeated the Saints earlier this season at its own Thanksgiving Tourney 72-54.
UW-SUPERIOR 64, ST. SCHOLASTICA 59
UW-SUPERIOR (5-8)
Jarrod Peterson 5-15 6-6 19; Johnquez Brooks 3-8 6-8 15; Brendan Bauer 5-10 0-2 10; Austin Cahill 2-6 0-0 6; Trent Davis 2-7 0-0 5; Aaron Corry 1-4 1-4 3; Walter Charlton 1-3 0-0 2; Bronson Byrne 1-3 0-0 2; Cole Schreiner 1-2 0-0 2; Brian Lindblom 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 13-20 64.
ST. SCHOLASTICA (2-9)
Jonah Dahlman 6-9 4-4 16; Brett Tester 6-15 2-2 14; Derek Steve 3-15 0-0 7; Mike Spoden 3-4 1-2 7; MarShaan Johnson 1-4 2-4 4; Trevor Morlock 1-5 0-0 3; Cole Mortel 1-6 0-0 3; Jake Naslund 0-4 2-2 2; Alec Mortel 1-2 0-0 2; Tyler Rosenberger 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 22-65 12-16 59.
UW-Superior 28-36—64
St. Scholastica 39-20—59
3-point goals—UWS 9-26 (Brooks, 3-6; Peterson, 3-10; Cahill, 2-4; Davis, 1-4; Corry, 0-1; Bauer, 0-1), CSS 3-19 (Steve 1-5; Morlock 1-2; Mortel 1-6; Naslund 0-3; Rosenberger 0-1; Tester 0-1; Dahlman 0-1). Fouled out—-None. Rebounds—UWS 41 (Bauer, 10), CSS 45 (Dahlman 8; Morlock 8). Assists—UWS 10 (Brooks 3), CS 12 (Dahlman 5). Total fouls— UWS 16, CSS 19. Technical fouls—CSS-Mortel. A-247.
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