News Release

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — UW-Stevens Point turned up the heat in the second half and went on to give UW-Stout their first conference loss of the season, a 75-52 decision at Stevens Point, Saturday, Dec. 11.

The defending national champion Pointers, who have been ranked No. 1 all season, led by two, 25-23, at halftime.

It became a different game after intermission as the Pointers shot at a 78 percent clip from the floor, 88 percent from 3-pointer range and 88 percent from the line. The Pointers (8-0, 4-0 WIAC) cracked off a 16-5 run to start the second half as they made 11 of their first 13 shots and hit their first seven 3-point attempts.

Stout (4-3, 3-1), which shot only 26 percent from the floor in the first half, improved to 30 percent shooting in the second, but were outscored 50-29 in the second stanza.

Luke Loney had the hot hand to lead the Blue Devils in scoring, coming off the bench to score 12 points - 11 in the second half - in only eight minutes of work. Adam Chandler finished with nine points.

But the Pointers easily outdid Loney's effort, getting double digit scoring from four players. Nick Bennett finished with 22 points, while Kyle Grusczynski had 14 - all in the decisive second half - Jon Krull 13 and Jason Kalsow had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.