The University of Wisconsin-Superior men’s basketball team opened the 2013 portion of its schedule with an 80-77 overtime victory over UW-Oshkosh Thursday evening at the Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh.
The Yellowjackets ended 2012 with a 64-59 win over the St. Scholastica Saints Monday night at the Reif Gymnasium in Duluth.
Against the Saints, Jarrod Peterson scored 19 points and Johnquez Brooks added 15 as the Yellowjackets overcame an 11-point halftime deficit against the Saints.
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 had five players score in double figures against UWO, led by Trent Davis’ 17 points. Brendan Bauer added 16 points, Brooks had 13 points, Peterson had 12, and Byrne had 11.
Byrne also had 11 rebounds and Bauer had nine.
Oshkosh led 36-35 at the half and UWS outscored the Titans 33-32 in the second.
Jade Royston led UWO with 26 points. Cory Nickel added 17 and Dylan Wurtz had 12.
UWS outrebounded UWO 41-38 and held a 36-22 advantage on points scored in the paint. Each team’s largest lead was eight points.
Oshkosh led 68-63 late in the second half until Davis made a layup with 13 seconds remaining and then tied the game up with a 3-pointer with two seconds left.
Royston’s 3-point attempt missed at the buzzer.
In overtime, Davis completed a 3-point play and Caleb Burch made a free throw to give UWS a 77-72 lead with 2:15 left in the five-minute extra session.
Oshkosh got within 77-75 before Bauer’s 3-point play sealed the victory with 53 seconds left.
UWS (6-8, 2-3) plays UW-Platteville at 1 p.m. Saturday.
’JACKET JOTTINGS: Derek 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.
UWS 64, CSS 59
UW-SUPERIOR (6-8)
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-pointerss—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), CSS 12 (Dahlman 5). Total fouls— UWS 16, CSS 19. Technicals—CSS-Mortel. A-247.
Tags: sports, basketball, uws, yellowjackets, updates
More from around the web
RSS Feeds