UW-River Falls (12-8/6-5 WIAC) trailed 37-31 with 13:47 left in the contest before scoring 20 of the next 26 points to take a 51-43 lead with 4:56 to play. The Falcons opened their scoring spree by making five straight shots from the field, including a pair of baskets from both Kelsie Flanscha and Kim Sorenson. UW-Oshkosh fueled UW-River Falls' scoring run by committing six turnovers and missing four of its six shots from the field.
UW-Oshkosh (8-10/4-7 WIAC) came within four points twice in the closing minutes of the game, including a 58-54 score with 43 seconds left. The Falcons secured the victory with two free throws by Traci Reimann and one by Melanie Preiner in the game's final 27 seconds.
UW-River Falls, which posted a 47-32 win over UW-Oshkosh just two weeks ago, opened the contest with a 13-5 scoring run. The Falcons built a 24-16 advantage before the Titans stormed back to take a 31-28 lead at intermission. UW-Oshkosh's half-ending scoring spurt included six points by Kayla Sharpee and five by Becky Knapp.
Preiner led UW-River Falls in scoring with 16 points, including five three-point baskets. The Falcons also received 13 points from Reimann and 10 from Flanscha. UW-River Falls totaled 33 rebounds, highlighted by the eight of Reimann and six of Megan Lindman.
UW-Oshkosh also had three double-figure scorers as Whitney Tyriver tallied 23 points, Knapp 16 and Sharpee 11. Knapp, who was playing in her 100th straight game, collected six of the Titans' 26 rebounds, while Sharpee, Tyriver and Jessica Abitz (So. • Franksville) grabbed five each.
UW-Oshkosh shot 37.8 percent (17-45) from the field. The Titans also shot 36.4 percent (4-11) behind the three-point arc and 94.1 percent (16-17) from the free-throw line. Tyriver led UW-Oshkosh's performance at the free-throw line by draining all 11 of her tosses.
UW-River Falls shot 44.2 percent (23-52) from the field, including 41.2 percent (7-17) behind the three-point line. The Falcons, who recorded assists on 20 of their 23 field goals, made eight of their 12 free throws (66.7 percent).
The contest featured 26 turnovers, 13 by each team.