UW-Platteville, ranked 21st on D3hoops.com, led 9-2 early in the game before UW-L went on a 9-2 run itself. The game was tied three times in the first half before the Eagles took a 28-27 lead on Joe Bemis' jumper with :07 left.
The Pioneers led 37-32 with 13:12 left before the Eagles went on a 9-2 run to lead 41-39 with 10:26 left. UW-L took a 48-47 lead on a pair of free throws by Marcus Conigliaro with 2:30 remaining before Jeff Skemp hit one-of-two at the line to the game at 48 with 2:09 remaining. Conigliaro hit two free throws with 1:15 left for a 50-48 lead, but Skemp scored on a put-back to tie the game with :57 remaining.
Skemp gave the Pioneers a 52-50 lead with :07 left on a jumper and Conigliaro missed at the buzzer for UW-L.
Joe Werner and Conigliaro led UW-L with 11 points each while Chris Ask added 10. Ask left the game midway through the second half with an injury. Junior Timothy Owen finished with a game-high 10 rebounds. The Eagles shot 37.5% frm the field, including 20.0% (two-of-10) from three-point range. UW-L was 12-of-16 (75.0%) at the line.
Skemp led UW-Platteville with 17 points and eight rebounds while Mark Gossens had 16 points. Brad Reitzner finished with 13 points. The Pioneers shot 43.6% from the field, including 23.1% (three-of-13) from three-point range. UW-Platteville was one-of-four (25.0%) at the line.