News Release

Menomonie, Wis. — The nets should have been made out of chain. The court, asphalt. The key stat should be how many bruises did you come out of the game with.

UW-Stout shot out to an 8-0 start and never trailed as the Blue Devils survived UW-Whitewater, 76-56, Saturday, Feb. 21 at Johnson Fieldhouse.

The Warhawks (20-5, 11-5), who were in a three-way tie for first place, did not make a shot from the floor until the 12:54 mark of the first half to cut the Stout lead to 13-3.

Terry Farmer led Stout (14-10, 8-8) in the first half as he scored 11 of his career-high 18 points before halftime. Stout built up an 18-14 lead with three minutes remaining and held a 32-24 halftime lead.

Jeff Vandenberghe and Nate Templer, playing before the home crowd for probably the final time, took over in the second half.

Vandenberghe finished the game with a game-high 22 points, 14 in the second half, and Templer finished with 20 points, 16 in the second half.

The Blue Devils went on a 14-0 run starting with 9:09 left in the game, and never let the lead slip below 14 points after that.

Whitewater was led by Matt Jones with 12 points, and Melvin Williams came off the bench for 10 points.

The Warhawks finished with 23 fouls, while Stout committed 17. Stout made 24-of-29 free throws, while Whitewater knocked down 15-of-21.

With the win, combined with UW-Platteville's loss to UW-River Falls, the Blue Devils tied the Pioneers for fourth place. But the Pioneers earn the fourth seed and Stout will play at Platteville, Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams tied during the season, and Platteville wins the second tiebreaker - record against teams that finished above them. Platteville was 2-4, while Stout was 1-5.